Sexual Violence and/or Memoir
BOOKS
KNOW MY NAME
by Chanel Miller
Campus & Stranger Sexual Violence
WELCOME TO THE GODDAMN ICE CUBE: CHASING FEAR AND FIND HOME IN THE GREAT WHITE NORTH
by Blair Braverman
NOT THAT BAD
by Roxane Gay
VAGINA MONOLOGUES
by Eve Ensler
STOLEN INNOCENCE
by Erin Merryn
Child Sexual Abuse
AN UNIMAGINABLE ACT
by Erin Merryn
Child Sexual Abuse
AT THE DARK END OF THE STREET: BLACK WOMEN, RAPE AND RESISTENCE - A NEW HISOTRY OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT FROM ROSA PARRKS TO THE RISE OF BLACK POWER
By Danielle L. McGuire
SPEAK
by Laurie Halse Anderson
(Fiction)
Sexual Assault in Highschool
THE COLOR PURPLE
by Alice Walker
(Fiction)
Incest and Sexual Assault
YES MEANS YES!: VISIONS OF FEMALE SEXUAL POWER AND A WORLD WITHOUT RAPE
by Jaclyn Friedman and Jessica Valenti
LUCKY
by Alice Sebold
Campus & Stranger Sexual Assault
I KNOW WHY THE CAGED BIRD SINGS
by Maya Angelou
SPILLED MILK
by K L. Randis
Child Sexual Abuse & Incest
WE BELIEVE YOU: SURVIVORS OF CAMPUS SEXUAL ASSAULT SPEAK OUT
by Annie E. Clark and Andrea L. Pino
Campus Sexual Violence
MOVIES/DOCUMENTARIES
ANITA HILL: SPEAKING TRUTH TO POWER
IMDB - Speaking Truth to Power
A profile of Anita Hill, the African-American lawyer who challenged Clarence Thomas' nomination to the US Supreme Court and thus exposed the problem of sexual harassment to the world.
THE HUNTING GROUND
An exposé of rape crimes on U.S. college campuses, their institutional cover-ups, and the devastating toll they take on students and their families.
Available on Netflix
THE INVISIBLE WAR
An investigative documentary about the epidemic of rape of soldiers within the US military.
Available on Amazon Prime
ATHLETE A
Reporters from The Indianapolis Star expose Dr. Larry Nassar's sexual abuse of young gymnasts.
Available on Netflix
UNBELIEVABLE - SERIES
Inspired by real events, a teen reports and eventually recants her reported rape, while two female detectives, states away, investigate evidence that could reveal the truth. Series
Available on Netflix
THE KEEPERS - SERIES
Netflix's latest docuseries tackles the unsolved murder of Cathy Cesnik, a beloved nun and Catholic high school teacher in Baltimore. After disappearing on Nov. 7, 1969, Cesnik's body was found nearly two months later -- but to this day, the killer remains unnamed. In the '90s, the case returned to the spotlight after one of Cesnik's former students accused the high school's chaplain of sexual abuse, and claims that she was taken to Cesnik's then undiscovered corpse and threatened.
SURVIVING R. KELLY - PART I - SERIES
This documentary series reveals young women emerging from the shadows and uniting their voices against singer R. Kelly.
Available on Netflix
SURVING R. KELLY PART II: THE RECKONING - SERIES
As more women come forward with harrowing accusations against R. Kelly, his criminal case gains momentum in this follow-up to the powerful docuseries.
Available on Netflix
I AM EVIDENCE
I Am Evidence exposes the alarming number of untested rape kits in the United States through a character–driven narrative, bringing much needed attention to the disturbing pattern of how the criminal justice system has historically treated sexual assault survivors.
Available on HBO or for Rent on Youtube
A RAPE IN A SMALL TOWN: THE FLORENCE HOLWAY STORY
On Easter Eve, 1991, 75-year-old Florence Holway was brutally attacked, beaten and raped in her small rural New England home. Barely surviving the attack, she vowed that she would do everything in her power to see that her 25 year old attacker, John LaForest, who had a past criminal record no less, could never do the same thing again to another innocent woman.
Available on HBO Max or Full Video Available on Youtube
THE RAPE OF RECY TAYLOR
Recy Taylor, a black woman, bravely identified her white rapists in 1944 – a rarity in the Jim Crow South. The NAACP’s chief rape investigator, a woman named Rosa Parks, rallied support and triggered an unprecedented outcry for justice.
Available on HULU
AUDRIE & DAISY
The story of two teenage girls who went to parties, drank alcohol, passed out, and were sexually assaulted by guys they thought were their friends. In the aftermath, both girls discovered that the crimes were documented on cell phones. Video and pictures were passed around. Their lives were changed forever.
Available on Netflix
ROLL RED ROLL
Go behind the headlines of notorious high school sexual assault to witness the social media-fueled “boys will be boys” culture that let it happen. In small-town Steubenville, Ohio, at a pre-season football party, a horrible incident took place that would garner national attention and result in the sentencing of two key offenders.
Available on Netflix
BOYS DON'T CRY
A young man named Brandon Teena navigates love, life, and being transgender in rural Nebraska. Based on a true story.
Available on Amazon Prime
UNTOUCHABLE
The inside story of the rise and fall of Harvey Weinstein reveals how, over decades, he acquires and protects his power even as scandal threatens to engulf him. Former colleagues and accusers detail the method and consequences of his alleged abuse, hoping for justice and to inspire change.
Available on HULU