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I'm the Girl who was Raped, by Michelle Hattingh
I'm the Girl who was Raped, by Michelle Hattingh
That morning, Michelle presented her Psychology honours thesis on men's perceptions of rape. She started her presentation like this: "A woman born in South Africa has a greater chance of being raped than learning how to read." That evening, she goes to a party to celebrate attaining her degree. She and a friend go to the beach; the friend has something she wants to discuss. They are both robbed, assaulted and raped. Within minutes of getting help, Michelle realises she'll never be herself again. She's now "the girl who was raped."
This book is Michelle's fight to be herself again. Of the taint she feels, despite the support and resources at her disposal as the loved child of a successful middle-class family. Of the fall-out to friendships, job, identity. It's Michelle's brave way of standing up for the many women in South Africa who are raped every day.
- Date: 2016
- Genre: Non-fiction
- Pages: 200
- ISBN: 978-1-920590-62-8
- Author: Michelle Hattingh
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