How the Cornell case is affecting women who have experienced sexual assault

The rape allegations that have emerged from a Cornell University frat house are leading many women to remember their own experiences — and call for a wider reckoning over sexual violence.

<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/427x391+0+0/resize/427x391!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F38%2F99%2F83b4f540447fa526a6ab672ca21d%2Fpetter-4.jpg' alt='Olivia Petter, who says the Cornell University rape allegations have "triggered" her to recall her own experiences of sexual assault.'/><p>The rape allegations that have emerged from a Cornell University frat house are leading many women to remember their own experiences — and call for a wider reckoning over sexual violence.</p><p>(Image credit: Olivia Petter)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=nx-s1-5990232' />