Jeanne Marie Ryan, from Oxford University, was enjoying a night out at The Plush Lounge with friends on Saturday when she was groped from behind by a stranger.
After turning around and telling the man his actions were "completely unacceptable", he punched her seven times, leaving her with a broken nose.
The following day, the brave 29-year-old took to Facebook to post her 'no make-up selfie' of her battered and bruised face.
"i am sorry cancer research, but my #nomakeupselfie is for a different cause:
"for telling a guy in a club who groped me that it is completely inappropriate to touch a woman without her consent, i was beaten. he told me to "Smile!", too. (www.stoptellingwomentosmile.com)
"no, we do not have to wear makeup
"no, we do not have to smile
"and, most importantly,
"no, we do NOT have to be touched.
*"i'm trying to channel my rage into something constructive, so i'm raising money for the Oxford Sexual Abuse and Rape Crisis Centre (OSARCC). please text OXRC47 £3 to 70070 to donate £3 (or OXRC47 £1 for £1 or OXRC47 £10 for £10, etc.). *
"if you're not in the UK (or don't want to text) please visit my justgiving page to donate here. feel free to share this post, as well.
"thanks, friends. sometimes you just have to make the best out of a broken nose, right?"
Jeanne talked to Cosmopolitan about the attack, explaining: "I think he had not been expecting someone to say anything to him.
“I fell over after the first three or four [punches] but got back up and I think it enraged him further that I hadn't been knocked out.
"I don't regret saying what I said. I don't regret standing up for myself or anyone who's ever been groped like that."
Her brave #nomakeupselfie has now raised more than £12,500 for the Oxford Sexual Abuse and Rape Crisis Centre after the attack.
She explained: "I'm trying to channel my rage into something constructive, so I'm raising money for the Oxford Sexual Abuse and Rape Crisis Centre (OSARCC)."
What an amazingly worthwhile cause!
A police spokesperson for Oxford CID said: "This incident took place on the dance floor and so people would have seen the female being attacked.
"The offender had olive skin, dark hair and was around 5ft 7ins or 5ft 8ins tall.
“We are doing everything to catch this offender and so I urge anyone with information to contact us immediately.”