Women and Male Violence
The Visions and Struggle of the Battered Women's Movement
Susan Schechter
Pages: 370ISBN: 0-89608-160-5
Format: cloth
Release Date: 1982-01-01
Takes an in-depth look at battering and the social movement against it. It describes not only the horrifying experiences of victims, but the powerful movement that demands an end to violence against women and permanent changes in the conditions of women’s lives.
“[A] magnificent contribution to the growing body of feminist work, a model for using practice to develop a conceptual framework.”—Helen Rodriguez-Trias, Associate Director of Pediatrics, St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center, New York


