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Long before #MeToo, women in many parts of the world organized successful campaigns against sexual violence

  • Written by Alka Kurian, Senior Lecturer, School of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences, University of Washington, Bothell
Long before #MeToo, women in many parts of the world organized successful campaigns against sexual violenceIndian women hold protests against sexual violence.AP Photo/Ajit Solanki, File

Just two months after allegations of sexual abuse against Hollywood film mogul Harvey Weinstein came to light in a 2017 New York Times article, women in at least 85 countriesbegan using the the hashtag #MeToo, to speak against sexual harassment.

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