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Taking Back My Life: The Nancy Ziegenmeyer Story
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Wikipedia article
'Taking Back My Life: The Nancy Ziegenmeyer Story' is a 1992 American made-for-television drama film about a rape victim who spoke out about her experiences and created the notion that rape and sexual assault are never the victim's fault.
This true story inspired other victims who felt shame about what had happened to them to speak out. Rape victim Nancy Ziegenmeyer spoke openly about her experiences, including with the hospital, the police, prosecutors, the accused, and the criminal justice system.
Book
Nancy Ziegenmeyer wrote the book, 'Taking Back My Life', to encourage women to seek help after they've been victimized.
Pulitzer Prize
The Des Moines Register won the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service in 1991 for publishing the story regarding Nancy Ziegenmeyer.
Cast
* Patricia Wettig as Nancy Ziegenmeyer
* Joanna Cassidy as Geneva Overholser
* Shelley Hack as Nan Horvat
* Ellen Burstyn as Vicky Martin
See also
* Post-assault treatment of sexual assault victims
* Social stigma
* Victim blaming
References
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