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