While she was unconscious, Brock Turner sexually assaulted her. Big Idea #2: When the article about her rape went viral, people blamed Chanel for it.Ĭhanel was found half-naked and passed out next to a dumpster behind the fraternity where she’d been at a party. She learned that Stanford student Brock Turner had been charged with raping and assaulting her. She went online and saw an article that revealed details of what happened to her. It alerted her to news stories about the assault. Ten days later, Chanel was drinking coffee at her desk when she got a text from her sister. She spent the night looking for her but didn’t have any luck.

She had gone over to check on a sick friend and suddenly lost sight of Chanel. When Tiffany came to pick her up, she was upset because she couldn’t find Chanel. When they returned, she can’t remember what happened next because she passed out in an unknown place with police officers around her who told her that two students had seen something “wrong” happening to her while she was unconscious. At one point, she and her sister left the room for a bathroom break. The music was loud and the students were drinking vodka. She wanted to concentrate on developing educational apps for an NGO but she decided to go anyway because she wanted to spend time with her sister who was visiting for the weekend.Ĭhanel hoped that they would have fun together at the party and Tiffany would leave feeling inspired by all of the people there who were making a difference in this world. Chanel was not particularly excited about going to the party since she had already graduated from college. On January 17, 2015, Chanel Miller and her sister Tiffany attended a party at Stanford University. Big Idea #1: Chanel Miller found out about her sexual assault through a news report – over a week later. You’ll also learn what inspired Vice President Joe Biden to write a letter to her after hearing her story on stage. In this passage, you will learn how Chanel Miller was able to heal from her assault by doing stand-up comedy. This is an important book because it sheds light on sexual assault and shows us that there are ways we can change the way things are done now. She also talks about what happened when the press made decisions on how they wanted to portray her. What’s it like to be a woman who has been sexually assaulted and then have the media portray you as “the victim”? In her own words, Chanel Miller describes how she was referred to in court as “Emily Doe” or worse, “Brock Turner’s Victim,” instead of being seen for herself. Change starts at home, work, or in a locker room.

If you are male-identified, take care with the words that you use and call out your friends and colleagues when they make sexist jokes or talk about women in derogatory language.

Chanel’s story shows that it starts with sexist “locker room” talk. Rape culture is pervasive in our society.

Know My Name by Chanel Miller