LEADER 02384nam 22005774a 450 001 9910973932103321 005 20251116145425.0 010 $a0-8262-1319-7 010 $a0-8262-6267-8 035 $a(CKB)1000000000008648 035 $a(OCoLC)614704021 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10001701 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000273249 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11954723 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000273249 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10313915 035 $a(PQKB)11000820 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse26144 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3440687 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10001701 035 $a(OCoLC)56480053 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3440687 035 $a(BIP)6476179 035 $a(BIP)6476228 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000008648 100 $a20001006d2001 ub 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aWomen escaping violence $eempowerment through narrative /$fElaine J. Lawless 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aColumbia $cUniversity of Missouri Press$dc2001 215 $a1 online resource (273 p.) 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 08$a0-8262-1314-6 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 237-244) and index. 327 $aIntro -- 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. 330 $aBringing 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. 606 $aAbused women$zUnited States 615 0$aAbused women 676 $a362.82/92/0973 700 $aLawless$b Elaine J$0933081 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910973932103321 996 $aWomen escaping violence$94475844 997 $aUNINA