The #MeToo movement /

The #MeToo Movement, a new volume in the "21st-Century Turning Points" series, offers readers easily digestible snapshots of a fast-breaking event or movement that is currently transforming or influencing American life, culture, and politics. Chapter 1 offers an overview and a brief history of how the Me Too movement began, with dates, critical events, names of key players, and references. Chapter 2 highlights landmark events and milestones in the evolution of the movement, such as the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) and details of various cases and court hearings. Hillstrom (independent scholar) then moves on to consider the impacts of the movement, providing insight into what's happening in the present (or recent past) in different industries, in politics and government, and outside the US. She discusses challenges and changes in attitudes and behaviors. Another chapter offers 13 profiles of relevant individuals involved in the movement (e.g., Tarana Burke, Rose McGowan, Alyssa Milano). Certain sections within each chapter include newsworthy lists of further readings. This slim volume concludes with further resources and an index and ultimately provides a quick, basic overview of a timely topic and a jumping off point for further research. Summing Up: Recommended. General readers and lower-division undergraduates. --Susanne Markgren, Manhattan College

This volume in the series joins titles on vaping and taking a knee. Hillstrom (Black Lives Matter: From a Moment to a Movement; Defining Moments: Roe v. Wade) provides highly readable material on the movement that gave survivors of assault and harassment a voice. She covers landmark events, explores the impact of #MeToo, and profiles key movement members including founder Tarana Burke. This accessible and nonintimidating work explores #MeToo beyond its meteoric rise as a Twitter hashtag. Further reading resources aid deeper study. -VERDICT The #MeToo issues show no signs of dissipating, and a reliable reference on the topic will benefit patrons interested in learning more. © Copyright 2019. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.