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[1] [2] [3] The phrase "Me Too" was initially used in this context on social media in 2006, on Myspace, by sexual assault survivor and activist Tarana Burke. [4] The hashtag #MeToo was used starting in 2017 as a way to draw attention to the magnitude of the problem. "Me Too" is meant to empower those who have been sexually assaulted through ...
Apr 28, 2023 · Tarana Burke, an advocate for women in New York, coined the #MeToo phrase in 2006. She aimed to empower women who had endured sexual violence by letting them know that they were not alone—that other women had suffered the same experience.
- Sherri Gordon
Oct 20, 2017 · By Sandra E. Garcia. Oct. 20, 2017. In 1997, Tarana Burke sat across from a 13-year-old girl who had been sexually abused. The young girl was explaining her experience, and it left Ms. Burke...
- Sandra E. Garcia
Oct 10, 2018 · 'MeToo' movement was founded in 2006 by Tarana Burke to help survivors of sexual violence, particularly young women of colour from low wealth communities, find pathways to healing. The idea behind me too was empowerment through empathy, letting other women know that they're not alone in the journey.
Sep 20, 2024 · More than a decade earlier, community activist Tarana Burke coined the phrase through her nonprofit, Just Be Inc., in Selma, Alabama. Burke, who was sexually assaulted as a child, worked with young survivors and found that the phrase “me too” could help assure others that they were not alone in having experienced abuse.
- Amy Brittain
Oct 19, 2017 · More than a decade ago, Burke was the one who identified the power of the phrase “Me too” as one that could help women. She founded the “Me Too” movement in 2006 because she, as someone who...
Jan 31, 2024 · The Origins of the #MeToo Movement. To stand up against perpetrators of sexual violence, activist Tarana Burke, a survivor of sexual assault, coined the term “me too” in 2006. Burke initially focused on women of color, using the term to emphasize empowerment through empathy.
