Leigh was also an advocate of “breast freedom”—now known as “free the nipple”—which fights for the right of women to go shirtless in places where men do. Due to activists of her generation, women in some places, including New York City and Los Angeles, have the legal right to bare breasts in public based on the First Amendment right to freedom of speech. Technically, they shouldn’t just be sunbathing, but protesting, dancing, or expressing themselves in some way.
