WCTC Speaker Series Presents Erin Merryn: A Voice for the Voiceless

Erin Merryn is an internationally recognized author, speaker, and child abuse advocate and activist. She earned her MSW from Aurora University. For six years of her childhood she was sexually abused keeping her secret locked away in her childhood diary. Before graduating high school Erin published her diary into a book called Stolen Innocence. She has since published four more books.

In 2013 she had Erin’s Law passed in her home state of Illinois, a law that requires personal body safety to be taught in public schools every year. She has made it her mission to have it passed in all 50 states. Currently Erin’s Law is in 38 states and Kerala, India.

Since 2004, Erin has shared her story in over two hundred publications and appeared on Oprah, OWN, Today, Good Morning America, CBS This Morning, CNN, Fox, Katie Couric, Tamron Hall and MSNBC, among others. In 2015 she was featured in the documentary Breaking the Silence on TLC. Glamour magazine named Erin Woman of the Year and People magazine named her one of 15 women changing the world.

Erin lives in Chicago, Illinois where she is married and the mother of four.

Book Signing

Erin's books Stolen Innocence and An Unimaginable Act will be available to purchase at the event. Erin will be signing books immediately following her presentation.

Accommodations

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