Bev Gooden

Bev Gooden is an artist, writer, and creator of the viral social media movement, #WhyIStayed. She earned a master's degree in social justice from Loyola University Chicago where she wrote her thesis on institutional responses to single women experiencing intimate partner violence. Her work has appeared in The New York Times, the Washington Post, and Time. She has been interviewed on Good Morning America, NPR's On Point and All Things Considered, and NBC's The Today Show, among other outlets....See more

Bev Gooden is an artist, writer, and creator of the viral social media movement, #WhyIStayed. She earned a master's degree in social justice from Loyola University Chicago where she wrote her thesis on institutional responses to single women experiencing intimate partner violence. Her work has appeared in The New York Times, the Washington Post, and Time. She has been interviewed on Good Morning America, NPR's On Point and All Things Considered, and NBC's The Today Show, among other outlets. She lives in Houston, TX, USA. For more information, visit ... See less