2022---marilyn-monroe--raped-in-her-childhood--harassed-in-hollywood--the-actress-had-broken-the-silence-60-years-before--metoo Now

Decades before the modern #MeToo movement, Marilyn Monroe used her platform to break the silence on the systemic sexual violence and harassment she faced both as a child and as a rising star in Hollywood. Childhood Trauma and Resilience

Born Norma Jeane Mortenson, Monroe's early years were defined by instability and abuse within the foster care system. Decades before the modern #MeToo movement, Marilyn Monroe

Monroe was a vocal critic of the predatory "casting couch" culture that dominated the Golden Age of Hollywood. : At age nine, she was sexually abused by a male caretaker

: At age nine, she was sexually abused by a male caretaker. When she attempted to report the assault, she was called a liar and punished. Confronting Hollywood's "Wolves" : At eleven, while living

: Unlike many of her contemporaries, Monroe spoke openly about these childhood traumas in her 1954 autobiography, "My Story" , and various interviews, seeking to strip away the shame associated with being a victim. Confronting Hollywood's "Wolves"

: At eleven, while living with the Goddard family, she faced further sexual harassment from Erwin Goddard, which forced her back into foster care.