Women Escaping Violence

Empowerment through Narrative

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Published by: University of Missouri
Release Date: February 12, 2001
Pages: 280
ISBN13: 978-0826213143

 
Overview

The statistics are alarming. Some say that once every nine minutes a woman in the United States is beaten by her spouse or partner. Others claim that once every four minutes a woman in the world is beaten by her spouse or partner. More women go to emergency rooms in the United States for injuries sustained at the hands of their spouses and partners than for all other injuries combined.

Shelters for battered women are filled beyond capacity every single day of the year. Despite the overwhelming evidence that violence in our homes is a daily reality, most of us are not willing to acknowledge this private violence or talk about it openly. Women Escaping Violence brings women's stories to the attention of the academy as well as the reading public. While we may be unwilling or unable to talk about the issue of battered women, many of us are ready to read what women have to say about their endangered lives.

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Praise

“Wonderfully provocative book, but it definitely breaks your heart.”
—Columbia Missourian

"This book should be required reading for every woman in this country."
—Pat Glasier, Women's Shelter Director

“These ‘headline stories’ serve as a reminder that some women are not afforded the voice to express their narratives. These crimes were committed at home and in church, by gunshot and by fire, by fiancés, husbands, and estranged husbands. Lawless has insured their stories will be heard.”
—Beth Brunk, Enculturatio

 

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