02384nam 22005774a 450 991097393210332120251116145425.00-8262-1319-70-8262-6267-8(CKB)1000000000008648(OCoLC)614704021(CaPaEBR)ebrary10001701(SSID)ssj0000273249(PQKBManifestationID)11954723(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000273249(PQKBWorkID)10313915(PQKB)11000820(MdBmJHUP)muse26144(Au-PeEL)EBL3440687(CaPaEBR)ebr10001701(OCoLC)56480053(MiAaPQ)EBC3440687(BIP)6476179(BIP)6476228(EXLCZ)99100000000000864820001006d2001 ub 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrWomen escaping violence empowerment through narrative /Elaine J. Lawless1st ed.Columbia University of Missouri Pressc20011 online resource (273 p.) Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-8262-1314-6 Includes bibliographical references (p. 237-244) and index.Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Prelude -- Prologue -- Introduction -- 1 Safe and Unsafe Living -- 2 Powerful Words -- 3 Describing the Unspeakable -- 4 Hearing Silence -- 5 Looking Back -- 6 Turning Points -- Conclusion -- Some of the Stories -- Sherry's Story -- Margaret's Story -- Teresa's Story -- Cathy's Story -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author.Bringing women's stories to the attention of the academy and to the reading public, Lawless (English and women's studies, U. of Missouri- Columbia) juxtaposes accounts by women who have escaped to shelters of the violence they have suffered, with feminist analysis of their narratives and of the healing power of voicing the experiences. c. Book News Inc.Abused womenUnited StatesAbused women362.82/92/0973Lawless Elaine J933081MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910973932103321Women escaping violence4475844UNINA