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Why do women change their stories of sexual assault? Holocaust testimonies may provide clues

  • Written by Allison Sarah Reeves Somogyi, Fellow, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Why do women change their stories of sexual assault? Holocaust testimonies may provide cluesWomen get shut down when bringing up the still-taboo subject of sexual assault.markgoddard/Getty

This past spring, Tara Reade joined a long line of women who have been caught in a maelstrom of accusations and indignation for sharing their stories of sexual assault.

Reade, a former Senate staffer, claimed that the former vice president and...

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