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T H E S I LE N C E
B R E A K E R S
Civil rights activist Tarana Burke (above, fourth from left)
began using the phrase “Me Too” to raise awareness of
sexual abuse in 2006. It became a viral hashtag in October
2017 after actress Alyssa Milano shared a tweet supporting
FROM LEFT Meryl Streep, activist Ai-jen
Rose McGowan’s allegations against Harvey Weinstein. Poo, Natalie Portman, founder of the Me Too
#MeToo was used by more than 4.7 million people within movement Tarana Burke, Michelle Williams,
America Ferrera, Jessica Chastain, Amy Poehler
24 hours, and inspired Time’s Up, an anti-sexual-harassment and activist Saru Jayaraman at the 2018 Golden
initiative launched by 300 women in Hollywood. Globes wearing black for Time’s Up.
Q U E E N
B E YO N C É
R E I G N S
Who runs the world? Girls! Beyoncé’s
2011 track became an anthem for equal
pay and equal rights. She cemented her stance at
the 2014 VMAs, sampling a speech by Nigerian
writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and defining a
feminist as a “person who believes in the social,
political and economic equality of the sexes”.
