Beverly Gooden is a writer and social activist known for her work in domestic violence, victimology, and women’s health, who created the Why I Stayed hashtag (#WhyIStayed) and movement in 2014 which became a powerful online conversation. #WhyIStayed was listed as one of the top social change hashtags of 2014 by Forbes and one of the “top 10 hashtags that started a conversation” by Time magazine. In March 2015, #WhyIStayed was recognized as one of “8 hashtags that changed the world”. Her writing has appeared in The New York Times, the U.S. Office on Women’s Health and NBC’s Today.
