Sexual Assault Awareness Month

April 2026 marks the official 25th anniversary of Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM). The mission of the month is to raise

public awareness about sexual violence and educate communities on how to prevent it.

Updated April 1, 2026
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Hood feminism : notes from the women white feminists forgot
Kendall, Mikki
Paper Book
'It is absolutely brilliant, I think every woman should read it' PANDORA SYKES, THE HIGH LOW 'My wish is that every white woman who calls herself a feminist will read this book in a state of hushed and humble respect ... Essential reading' ELIZABETH GILBERT All...
Consent :
Freitas, Donna.
Paper Book
In this "compelling and disturbing" true story (Rebecca Traister), a young woman's toxic mentor develops a dark, stalking obsession that disrupts her career -- and her peace of mind. Donna Freitas has lived two lives. In one life, she is a well-published author and...
In my own moccasins :
Knott, Helen,
Paper Book
An unflinching memoir of addiction, intergenerational trauma, and the wounds of sexual assault from a resilient, emerging Indigenous voice. Helen Knott, a highly accomplished Indigenous woman, seems to have it all. But in her memoir, she offers a different perspective. In My Own...
The secret history of the rape kit :
Kennedy, Pagan,
Paper Book
Marty Goddard dreamed up a new crime-solving tool-a kit that could help rape survivors fight for justice. This thrilling investigation tells the story of the troubled, heroic woman who kicked off a feminist revolution in forensics, and then vanished into obscurity. "Astonishing . . ....
Boundaries of Her Body The Troubling History of Women's Rights in America
Rowland, Debran.
Ebook
Whatever your political beliefs, if you are a woman, you must know what the law says about you. The Boundaries of Her Body is the definitive history of the cycle of advances and setbacks that characterizes women's rights in America. Author Debran Rowland covers emotionally charged issues...
A mind spread out on the ground
Elliott, Alicia
Paper Book
#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2019 HILARY WESTON WRITERS' TRUST PRIZE FOR NONFICTION NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF 2019 BY THE GLOBE AND MAIL * CBC * CHATELAINE * QUILL & QUIRE * THE HILL TIMES * POP...
The Girl in the Yellow Poncho : A Memoir
Zook, Kristal Brent
Ebook
At five years old, Kristal Brent Zook sat on the steps of a Venice Beach, California, motel trying to make sense of her white father's abandonment, which left her feeling unworthy of a man's love and of white protection. Raised by her working-class African American mother and grandmother, Zook was...
In a day's work :
Yeung, Bernice,
Paper Book
2019 Pulitzer Prize Finalist in General Nonfiction Winner of the PEN/John Kenneth Galbraith Award Winner of the 2018 Goddard Riverside Stephan Russo Book Prize for Social Justice "In a Day's Work is a . . . much-needed addition to the...
Naftalina
Otero, Sole
Paper Book
Naftalina, obra ganadora del XIII Premio Fnac-Salamandra Graphic, es una emocionante reflexión sobre la familia y la identidad. Naftalina es una extraordinaria saga familiar que se mueve entre la Italia de principios del siglo XX y la Argentina de comienzos del XXI, pero también...
Sexed up :
Serano, Julia,
Paper Book
The author of landmark manifesto Whipping Girl exposes the violent ways we are all sexualized-then offers a bold path for resistance  Feminists have long challenged the ways in which men tend to sexualize women. But pioneering activist, biologist...
She said :
Kantor, Jodi,
Paper Book
The instant New York Times bestseller. "An instant classic of investigative journalism...'All the President's Men' for the Me Too era." -- Carlos Lozada, The Washington Post From the Pulitzer Prize-winning reporters who broke the news of Harvey Weinstein's...

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