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Know My Name
She was 'Emily Doe' to the whole world. Then she wrote her name on the cover. 🚲 You get your story back.
Who it's for
Miller was known to the world only as 'Emily Doe' after being assaulted on the Stanford campus in 2015, and the book traces how she learned the details of her own assault from a news article, then endured a trial in which she was cross-examined and doubted.
Feelings it meets
What it is
Chanel Miller's 2019 memoir (Viking) tells her story as the woman known in court only as 'Emily Doe' after she was sexually assaulted while unconscious on the Stanford University campus in January 2015. It follows her through the aftermath and the legal case, People v. Turner, to the victim impact statement she read at the sentencing, which went viral when BuzzFeed published it in June 2016.
Where to find it
In print; widely available from libraries (Libby/Hoopla) and as an audiobook read by the author. Not public domain.
Before you start
Heads up: Sexual assault and its aftermath.
Age: Ages 16+
The storm of the last night has crowned this morning with golden peace.Rabindranath Tagore, Stray Birds, no. 294
