The #MeToo movement almost 20 years later

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The #MeToo movement almost 20 years later

Long before social media hashtags, the #MeToo movement was founded in 2006 by activist and youth worker Tarana Burke. Burke was inspired by her work in dealing with child survivors of sexual violence and created a foundation to provide resources and support to these populations.  More than a decade later, what began as a grassroots movement went viral. On Oct. 15, 2017, in a since-deleted post on X, actress Alyssa Milano wrote “If you’ve been se…