WOMEN AND MALE VIOLENCE: THE VISIONS AND STRUGGLES OF THE
01 January 1991
WOMEN AND MALE VIOLENCE: THE VISIONS AND STRUGGLES OF THE
BATTERED WOMEN'S MOVEMENT
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S Sehochtera
Pluto Press, 1972 367pp RB36129
Describes the experiences of victims, and the movements history
and growth from the founding of the first shelter in 1976
to the present. Looks also at the struggle for police, social
service and judicial reforms, the role of academic sociologist and
professionals, racism, and the particular roles of lesbians and
men.
battered women, refuge, United Kingdom, homosexual, United States,
crime, justice, government, policy, feminism, family, womens
refuge, battered wife
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