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  • Author(s): Garfield, Gail
  • Source:
    Knowing What We Know: African American Women's Experiences of Violence & Violation. 2005, p1-41. 41p.
  • Additional Information
    • Subject Terms:
      CRIMES against women; WOMEN'S rights; FEMINISM; SOCIAL movements
    • Subject Terms:
      UNITED StatesReport Available
    • Abstract:
      The article discusses the women's activism against violence in the U.S. For the past two decades, anti-violence advocates shaped the discourse on violence against women. Rooted in the contemporary women's movement, their perspectives and activism influenced the public's understanding of both the cause and the nature of violence against women. Information on the enactment of the Violence Against Women Act is presented. The author presented her reason for venturing beyond the black community to participate in discourse on violence against women.