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• She Said

  Breaking the Sexual Harassment Story That Helped Ignite a Movement

  Kantor, Jodi, 1975-

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  Nonfiction. Kantor describes not only the consequences of reporting for the #MeToo movement, but the inspiring and affecting journeys of the women who spoke up--for the sake of other women, for future generations, and for themselves.

• Know My Name

  a Memoir

  Miller, Chanel,

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  Memoir. Miller was sexually assaulted by a man sentenced to only six months in jail. Seeking to reclaim her identity after her victim impact statement went viral, Miller tells her story of trauma, transcendence, and the power of words.

• Rage Becomes Her

  the Power of Women's Anger

  Chemaly, Soraya L.,

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  Nonfiction. Women's rage is one of the most important resources we have, our sharpest tool against both personal and political oppression.

• Not That Bad

  Dispatches From Rape Culture

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  Nonfiction. This collection of essays explores what it means to live in a world where women are frequently belittled and harassed due to their gender, and offers a call to arms insisting that "not that bad" must no longer be good enough.

• The Seven Necessary Sins for Women and Girls

  Eltahawy, Mona, 1967-

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  Nonfiction. Eltahawy teaches women and girls to harness their power through what she calls the "seven necessary sins": to be angry, ambitious, profane, violent, attention-seeking, lustful, and powerful.

• The Witches Are Coming

  West, Lindy,

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  Nonfiction. As powerful men started falling to the #MeToo movement, the lamentations began: this is this is injustice, this is a witch hunt. West, turns that refrain on its head. You think this is a witch hunt? Fine. You’ve got one.

• Assume Nothing

  a Story of Intimate Violence

  Selvaratnam, Tanya,

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  Memoir. A true story, Tanya Selvaratnam uses her abuse at the hands of former NY State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman to expose the prevalence of intimate partner violence—offering steps to recognize, expose, and end it.

• Whisper Network

  a Novel

  Baker, Chandler,

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  Fiction. Four women learn their boss (a man who’s always been surrounded by rumors about how he treats women) is next in line to be CEO—what will happen when they decide enough is enough?

• Indelible in the Hippocampus

  Writings From the Me Too Movement

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  Nonfiction. A collection of essays, fiction, and poetry from the voices of black, Latinx, Asian, queer, and trans writers saying "me too".

• Catch and Kill

  Lies, Spies, and a Conspiracy to Protect Predators

  Farrow, Ronan, 1987-

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  Nonfiction. Farrow tells the story of the tactics of surveillance and intimidation deployed by wealthy men to evade accountability and silence victims of abuse and of the women who exposed the truth and sparked a global movement.

• Women Talking

  a Novel

  Toews, Miriam, 1964-

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  Fiction. Based on real events. Eight Mennonite women conduct a secret meeting. They, and others, have been attacked at night. The men claim it's demons but the women know better and must decide whether or not to leave their community.

• Written on the Body

  Letters From Trans and Non-binary Survivors of Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence

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  Nonfiction. Written by and for trans and non-binary survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault, this collection of letters written to body parts weaves together narratives of gender, identity, and abuse.

• The #metoo Reckoning

  Facing the Church's Complicity in Sexual Abuse and Misconduct

  Everhart, Ruth,

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  Nonfiction. Everhart, pastor and survivor, shines a light on the prevalence of sexual abuse and misconduct within faith communities.

• Speak

  Anderson, Laurie Halse,

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  Teen Fiction. Melinda is friendless and an outcast at school because she busted a party by calling the cops, so now nobody will talk to her, let alone listen to her. Only through her art class can she face what really happened at that…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Asking for It

  the Alarming Rise of Rape Culture--and What We Can Do About It

  Harding, Kate, 1975-

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  Nonfiction. Sexual violence has been so prominent in recent years that the feminist term “rape culture” has finally entered the mainstream. Harding explains what it is and how we can change it.

• Asking for It

  O'Neill, Louise, 1985-

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  Teen Fiction. In a small town in Ireland, 18-year-old Emma wakes on her front porch after attending a party the night before. She can't remember what happened, how she got there, or why she's in pain, but everyone else does.

• No Visible Bruises

  What We Don't Know About Domestic Violence Can Kill Us

  Snyder, Rachel Louise,

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  Nonfiction. In America, domestic violence accounts for 15 percent of all violent crime, and yet it remains locked in silence, even as its tendrils reach unseen into so many of our most pressing national issues.

• History of Violence

  Louis, Édouard,

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  Autobiographical Novel. On Christmas Eve 2012, Louis was raped and almost murdered by a man he had just met, leaving him shattered and a stranger to himself.