Cosby 's accusers , with their remarkably similar stories of being drugged and assaulted , were also `` heard '' for the first time in 2014 , even though many had individually come forward in the pages of national media years ago . Nina Burleigh : 2014 marked start of feminism 's third wave -- rape victims speaking out . The movement was born in the 1970s and has been gaining momentum ever since. She says Cosby , NFL , UVA cases show need to erase stigma of women naming attacker . Burleigh : Women in '80s sat out feminism ; new wave emboldened to shame predators .
Nina Burleigh : 2014 marked start of feminism 's third wave -- rape victims speaking out . The movement was born in the 1970s and has been gaining momentum ever since. She says Cosby , NFL , UVA cases show need to erase stigma of women naming attacker . Burleigh : Women in '80s sat out feminism ; new wave emboldened to shame predators .