Helping women tell their #MeToo stories

Women's History Month is being celebrated this year under the shadow of the #MeToo movement.The Miami Herald marked this year by speaking with women during a women's circle organized by the Miami Workers Center. The people telling the stories were not celebrities, but everyday people. The women talked about the awful memories that the #MeToo movement has triggered in them. One woman, Yuleidy González-Nieto, who has been a victim of abuse since childhood, says that she is glad people have come forward, but the stories she is hearing feel "like getting punched in the face." The movement has made it harder for her to hide from her trauma.The women's words inspired the Miami Herald to turn them into poetry and ask female artists to illustrate them. Yuleidy González-Nieto was one of the illustrators. She said creating art helps her heal, "art is a positive way of liberating negative energy. Art heals."Sources:http://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/miami-dade/article204250389.htmlhttp://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/miami-dade/article193844849.html