Finding Angela Shelton
I’ve written about Angela Shelton before , specifically about her activism efforts regarding the Report It campaign as well as the Report It rallies for victim’s rights, but there is some awesome news that I couldn’t let go by without mentioning and that is that Angela Shelton is now also a novelist, on top of being the superhero of victim rights activism.
Angela Shelton was sexually abused as a young child by her father, which is what she confessed to the world while making her documentary, Searching for Angela Shelton. Since then, she has become a motivating and inspiring woman to countless survivors. On a personal level, after watching her documentary and after some time reading up on her and getting involved myself with activism efforts to raise awareness about sexual abuse, she had given me the motivation to speak up about my own abuse in early 2007.
She has undoubtedly inspired the lives of many people to either confront their own abuse or get involved in raising awareness of just how widespread sexual abuse is. In fact, it is believed that each and every single person knows someone who has been sexually abused, yet the silence surrounding it is overwhelming.
On top of her activism efforts, Angela Shelton’s first book, an autobiography of her life and her abuse, as well as overcoming it and going on to help others, Finding Angela Shelton, is hitting bookstores April 1! You can pre-order the book today or head on down to your local bookstore and pick it up when it’s released!
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It is so important for anyone, no matter what their struggle, to have role models of people who have “made it through” in spite of the fact that they dealt with abuse, racial discrimination,serious learning disabilities, alcoholic parents or what have you. It takes guts to come out and speak of abuse-but even more gutsy is the person who goes on with his/her life and does not let it beat ‘em! Way to go, Angela Shelton!
This woman seems like a really strong role model for many people. I agree with 360, having someone to show you that there is a way out and that there is an alternative lifestyle can give people the extra push they need to find help.
I’ve never heard of her, but she sounds like a strong woman and an inspiration. I’ll have to check her book out.
“finding Angela Shelton” is well worth the read. It takes a lot of courage to write about personal abuse but can give such strength to others who has similar experiences
Thank you so much for letting me know about this. I have been a big fan since I saw her documentary and as I plan for my current vacation, I think this would be the perfect travel book for me.
Read the book. It is awesome. Her activism, movie, and book have enabled me to find my voice. I’m an Angela Shelton!
I am so glad that we now have, not only the documentary, but also a book! I gave the DVD to my therapist for Christmas. I think it is such important work. Thanks for letting us include this in the April edition of THE BLOG CARNIVAL AGAINST CHILD ABUSE. And thanks for your advocacy! I appreciate the work that you do.