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Why Testimonial and Confessional Writing Remains Necessary in the Post-#MeToo Era

Why Testimonial and Confessional Writing Remains Necessary in the Post-#MeToo Era

Jamie Hood In Defense of the Earnest, the Sentimental, and Those Who Still Need to Put Their Trauma Into Words

By Jamie Hood | March 25, 2025

An Understanding Ear: How Martha Goddard Became An Advocate For Victimized Women

An Understanding Ear: How Martha Goddard Became An Advocate For Victimized Women

Pagan Kennedy on the Activist Awakening of the Woman Who Helped Develop the Rape Kit

By Pagan Kennedy | January 22, 2025

The (Unwanted) Sex Lives of Married Women: Eight Books About Complicated Desire

The (Unwanted) Sex Lives of Married Women: Eight Books About Complicated Desire

Kate Hamilton Recommends Deborah Levy, Han Kang, Soraya Chemaly, and More

By Kate Hamilton | October 16, 2024

Rape As a Weapon: A Tragedy Both Ancient and Modern

Rape As a Weapon: A Tragedy Both Ancient and Modern

Christina Lamb on the Widespread Practice of Sexual Violence During Wartime

By Christina Lamb | August 25, 2023

“There is Harm In Not Talking About It.” On the Power of Sharing Trauma Narratives

“There is Harm In Not Talking About It.” On the Power of Sharing Trauma Narratives

Is Rape a Crime?">Novelist Lynne Reeves Griffin Talks to Michelle Bowdler, Author of Is Rape a Crime?

By Lynne Reeves Griffin and Michelle Bowdler | January 19, 2023

Trauma Spoken and Unspoken: How Francophone Women Writers Tackle Sexual Violence

Trauma Spoken and Unspoken: How Francophone Women Writers Tackle Sexual Violence

Dr. Dominique Carlini-Versini on French Literature In The #MeToo Era

By Dr. Dominique Carlini-Versini | September 2, 2022

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The Impossible, Crucial Task of Teaching About Rape as a Survivor

By Emily Van Duyne | April 18, 2022

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Why So Many Survivors Choose Not to Report Sexual Assault to the Police

By Alexandra Brodsky | August 24, 2021

When Fiction Bears Witness to a Crime Against Humanity

When Fiction Bears Witness to a Crime Against Humanity

Kim Echlin on Telling Stories of the Unthinkable

By Kim Echlin | March 1, 2021

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Salamishah Tillet on Giving Voice to Survivors

By Salamishah Tillet | January 11, 2021

When Your Memoir Has the Word 'Rape' in the Title

When Your Memoir Has the Word 'Rape' in the Title

Michelle Bowdler on Writing the Word So Many People Won't Even Say

By Michelle Bowdler | November 16, 2020

Underinvestigated, Trivialized, Excused: On a US System That Treats Rape as Something Less Than a Crime

Underinvestigated, Trivialized, Excused: On a US System That Treats Rape as Something Less Than a Crime

Michelle Bowdler on the Need to Address Rape Culture Head On

By Michelle Bowdler | July 28, 2020

The Storykiller and His Sentence: Rebecca Solnit on Harvey Weinstein

The Storykiller and His Sentence: Rebecca Solnit on Harvey Weinstein

“To be a woman is to be forever vigilant against violence.”

By Rebecca Solnit | March 12, 2020

Unsubstantiated: An Essay of Sexual Violence

Unsubstantiated: An Essay of Sexual Violence

Susan Straight on What It Really Means to Believe Women

By Susan Straight | October 24, 2019

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On Brett Kavanaugh, Donald Trump, and the Malleability of Truth

By Lacy M. Johnson | October 2, 2019

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