Decades before the modern #MeToo movement, Marilyn Monroe used her platform to break the silence on the systemic sexual violence and harassment she faced both as a child and as a rising star in Hollywood. Childhood Trauma and Resilience

: At age nine, she was sexually abused by a male caretaker. When she attempted to report the assault, she was called a liar and punished.

: At eleven, while living with the Goddard family, she faced further sexual harassment from Erwin Goddard, which forced her back into foster care.

Monroe was a vocal critic of the predatory "casting couch" culture that dominated the Golden Age of Hollywood.