Taking Back My Life: The Nancy Ziegenmeyer Story

*Taking Back My Life: The Nancy Ziegenmeyer Story*
Taking Back My Life: The Nancy Ziegenmeyer Story
Genre	Drama
Written by	April Smith
Directed by	Harry Winer
Starring	Patricia Wettig; Stephen Lang; Shelley Hack; Joanna Cassidy
Music by	Randy Edelman
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Executive producers	Lawrence A. Lyttle; Harry Winer
Producer	Andrew Gottlieb
Production location	Memphis, Tennessee
Cinematography	Thomas Alger Olgeirson
Editors	John A. Barton; David A. Simmons
Running time	96 minutes
Production company	Warner Bros. Television
Original release
Network	CBS
Release	March 15, 1992

Taking Back My Life: The Nancy Ziegenmeyer Story is a 1992 American made-for-television drama film about a rape victim who spoke out about her experiences and raised awareness of the fact that rape and sexual assault are never the victim's fault.

This true story inspired other victims who felt shame about what had happened to them to speak out.^[1] Rape victim Nancy Ziegenmeyer spoke openly about her experiences, including with the hospital, the police, prosecutors, the accused, and the criminal justice system.^[2]^[3]

Book

Nancy Ziegenmeyer wrote the book, Taking Back My Life, to encourage women to seek help after they've been victimized.^[4]

Pulitzer Prize

The Des Moines Register won the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service in 1991 for publishing the story regarding Nancy Ziegenmeyer.^[5]

Cast

Patricia Wettig as Nancy Ziegenmeyer
Stephen Lang as Steven Ziegenmeyer
Joanna Cassidy as Geneva Overholser
Shelley Hack as Nan Horvat
Ellen Burstyn as Vicky Martin

References

^ "Taking Back My Life: The Nancy Ziegenmeyer Story". IMDB. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
^ David Margolick (March 25, 1990). "A Name, a Face and a Rape: Iowa Victim Tells Her Story". The New York Times. New York Times. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
^ Catharine Reeve (February 23, 1992). "Taking Back Her Life - Public Disclosure Helps One Victim Of Rape Become A Survivor". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on February 14, 2017. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
^ "Nancy Ziegenmeyer Interview". CharlieRose.com. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
^ "The 1991 Pulitzer Prize Winner in Public Service". Pulitzer.ort. Retrieved 29 March 2017.

External links

Taking Back My Life: The Nancy Ziegenmeyer Story at IMDb

[1] "Taking Back My Life: The Nancy Ziegenmeyer Story". IMDB. Retrieved 13 February 2017.

[2] David Margolick (March 25, 1990). "A Name, a Face and a Rape: Iowa Victim Tells Her Story". The New York Times. New York Times. Retrieved 13 February 2017.

[3] Catharine Reeve (February 23, 1992). "Taking Back Her Life - Public Disclosure Helps One Victim Of Rape Become A Survivor". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on February 14, 2017. Retrieved 13 February 2017.

[4] "Nancy Ziegenmeyer Interview". CharlieRose.com. Retrieved 29 March 2017.

[5] "The 1991 Pulitzer Prize Winner in Public Service". Pulitzer.ort. Retrieved 29 March 2017.

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