The experiences of Larry Nassar’s victims are at the center of award-winning author Abigail Pesta’s latest book, “The Girls: An All-American Town, a Predatory Doctor and the Untold Story of the Gymnasts Who Brought Him Down.”
Tag: Sexual Assault
Two Years of #MeToo in the Ms. Archives
The editors of Ms. compiled some of the best coverage on the topic of #MeToo. Some will inspire you; some might enrage you. But, more importantly, we hope it recommits you to the fight of our lifetimes and those of the trailblazers before us: the fight for equality, for safety and for the right to exist in this world as boldly and bravely as ever.
Brett Kavanaugh’s SCOTUS Seat Rests on a Mountain of Misogyny
It’s been one year today since Brett Kavanaugh was confirmed to the U.S. Supreme Court. Every woman in this country should still be livid over the blatant misogyny that polluted the entire confirmation process. I know I am.
Beyond the Breakthrough: Fighting Forced Marriage In the Struggle to End Violence
Forced marriage is a serious but neglected form of gender-based violence in the United States. And more often than not, it is just one part of a spectrum of other harms that a woman who is forced to marry may face in her lifetime.
Three Billboards Outside Her Abuser’s Workplace
The billboard in Massachusetts featured a man’s silhouette and declared that “the truth will be revealed.” After his name was made public, Kat Sullivan’s abuser reportedly resigned from the town historical commission, quit his job at Whole Foods and moved out of state.
Abortion Bans Violate the Thirteenth Amendment’s Prohibition of Involuntary Servitude
Abortion bans place pregnant people seeking abortion under state control and require them to perform involuntary labor. This is a violation of the Thirteenth Amendment.
Survivors Sue Child Sex Abusers in Droves Under New NY Law
The New York State Assembly passed the Child Victims Act, extending the time survivors have to file civil suits against perpetrators until they turn 55 years old. The law opens up a one-year “lookback window,” allowing survivors to file civil actions against perpetrators no matter how long ago the abuse occurred.
Alfred University is Leading the Fight Against Campus Rape Culture—with a Public Reckoning
Portraits of survivors, hung as banners, lined the walkway of Alfred University’s Academic Alley in 2018 during Sexual Assault Awareness Month and again during new student orientation.
Seeking Certified Justice for Survivors of Doctor Sex Abuse
While registering my twin daughters for kindergarten, I had to present their birth certificates. I hadn’t really looked closely at them before, but when I did, I saw that, listed under “name of attendant at delivery,” was Robert Hadden. knew that to find some closure or acknowledgement of my pain, I had to remove his name from those documents.