Women Seeking Shelter

Author : Jean Romano
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2013-08-07
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781491702642

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Women Seeking Shelter by Jean Romano Pdf

The three women highlighted in this story were chosen to represent a family whose records are all documented through husbands and fathers. They are from very different cultural backgrounds, French, Scots, and English, yet they are the true core of the American woman of their times. Diversity is greater now but it was always part of the countrys fabric. The women had a geographic location near the sea. This ensured a contact with both Europe and South America from the earliest times, not only because of wars, but in response to the world of ships, ship building and trade. In the 19th century, few citizens of the new country were involved in news from abroad as were those from the ports of New England and the docks of New York. Specific events from the life time of the three Sarahs are briefly described to show how modern times are clearly tied to the past. Each successive Sarah was affected by what happened to those who preceded her on the family tree. The Sarahs would also be astonished by the role of women in the 21st century. It is a premise of this book that the past and present are clues to the future and common themes run through history despite superficial changes.

Author : Nancy Janovicek
Publisher : UBC Press
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2011-11-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780774840446

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No Place to Go by Nancy Janovicek Pdf

The first history of the battered women's shelter movement in Canada, No Place to Go traces the development of transition houses and services for abused women and the campaign that made wife battering a political issue. Nancy Janovicek focuses on women's groups in small cities and rural communities, examining anti-violence activism in Thunder Bay, Kenora, Nelson, and Moncton. She also pays close attention to Aboriginal women in northwestern Ontario, where the connections between family violence and the devaluation of indigenous culture in Canadian society complicated effots to end domestic violence. This book lays bare the aims and challenges of establishing women's shelters in non-urban areas. The local histories presented here show how transition houses became hubs in a larger movement to change attitudes about domestic violence and to lobby for legislation to protect women.

Author : Gala Darling
Publisher : Hay House, Inc
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2016-02-09
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 9781401951436

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Radical Self-Love by Gala Darling Pdf

Have you ever dreamed of a life full of laughter, love, and sequins … but felt totally clueless about how to make it happen? You’re not alone. Best-selling author and speaker Gala Darling spent years in soul-sucking jobs, battling depression, an eating disorder, and a preference for chaos and disaster—simply because she didn’t know how to create the life she dreamed about. In Radical Self-Love, you’ll discover exactly what makes you so magnificent, and you’ll gain a litany of tools and techniques to help you manifest a life bursting with magic, miracles, bliss, and adventure! Featuring fun homework exercises and cool illustrations, this book will take you from learning to fall madly in love with yourself, to loving others, to making your world a more magical place through style, self-expression, and manifestation. When you love yourself, life is limitless. You can do anything you want. It’s time to throw off the shackles of expectation and judgment, and start living from your heart. It’s time to astound yourself with how beautiful your life can be. It’s time to treat every single day like a celebration! "I believe that radical self-love can go hand in hand with a ruby-red lip. . . . that learning how to love yourself can be a party: streamers, disco balls, helium balloons, and all!" xo, Gala "Radical Self-Love should be on every woman’s bookshelf." —Gabrielle Bernstein

Author : Rachel Paul
Publisher : Nordic Council of Ministers
Page : 116 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Women immigrants
ISBN : 9289301554

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Shelters for Battered Women and the Needs of Immigrant Women by Rachel Paul Pdf

Fullstendig tit.: Shelters for battered women and the needs of immigrant women. 109 s., hf. (TemaNord 1998:507)

Author : Natalie M Harris
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2017-01
Category : Allied health personnel
ISBN : 189481391X

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Save-My-Life School by Natalie M Harris Pdf

"This is a memoir based on a blog written by a paramedic who was the first responder to a gruesome murder. She suffered from PTSD, depression, overdosing, attempted suicide and addiction. She chronicles her mental health journey in this true story."--

Author : Linda Lillian Baker,Alison J. Cunningham
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 84 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : UOM:39015080845574

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Helping an Abused Woman by Linda Lillian Baker,Alison J. Cunningham Pdf

Topics addressed give readers insight into how abuse affects women and gives concrete ideas to apply in their work with women. You'll find concrete "tool box ideas" for interventions with women, short summaries of the latest research, and handouts to supplement your one-on-one or group work with women.

Author : Faith, Karlene,Dawn Currie
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 60 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Abused women
ISBN : 0969476426

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Seeking Shelter : a State of Battered Women by Faith, Karlene,Dawn Currie Pdf

Author : Betsy Warrior
Publisher : Betsy Warrior
Page : 166 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 1978
Category : Abused wives
ISBN : UCSC:32106020226566

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Working on Wife Abuse by Betsy Warrior Pdf

Author : Jill Cory,Karen Mcandless-davis
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2016-10-04
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9780698155305

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When Love Hurts by Jill Cory,Karen Mcandless-davis Pdf

“Every woman who is struggling to understand the mistreatment she is experiencing in her relationship should begin by reading [this] wonderful book.”—Lundy Bancroft, author of Why Does He Do That? What do you do when the one you love hurts you? Have you been searching for answers to difficult questions about your relationship? Do you feel confused about why your partner seems loving one moment and angry the next? Summoning the courage to ask these challenging questions can seem daunting. You know something is wrong in your relationship, but you are not sure what. If you are beginning to wonder if you are experiencing abuse, this book can offer you support, information, and, most of all, hope as you look for answers. Written by two women with a wealth of experience supporting victims of abuse, When Love Hurts introduces exercises and resources to help you make sense of your relationship, addressing all forms of abuse, including verbal, emotional, financial, sexual, and physical. This practical guidebook is a supportive and nonjudgmental friend to those who don’t know where to turn and is filled with stories from women who have been in the same position. By drawing on your own wisdom and that of the many others who have shared your experience, When Love Hurts can help you find the answers you have been looking for.

Author : Margo Goodhand
Publisher : Fernwood Publishing
Page : 173 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2017-09-18T00:00:00Z
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781773630007

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Runaway Wives and Rogue Feminists by Margo Goodhand Pdf

In the supposedly enlightened ’60s and ’70s, violence against women was widespread. It wasn’t talked about, and women had few, if any, options to escape their abusers. Yet in 1973 — with no statistics, no money and little public support — five disparate groups of Canadian women quietly opened Canada’s first battered women’s shelters. Today, there are well over 600. In Runaway Wives and Rogue Feminists, journalist Margo Goodhand tracks down the “rogue feminists” whose work forged an underground railway for women and children, weaving their stories into an unforgettable — and until now untold — history. As they lobbied for funding, scrounged for furniture and fended off outraged husbands, these women marked a defining moment in Canadian history, triggering monumental changes in government, schools, courts and law enforcement. But was it enough to stop the cycle of violence? Forty years later, these pioneers describe how and why Canada has lost its ground in the battle for women’s rights.

Author : Albert L. Shostack
Publisher : Charles C Thomas Publisher
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2000-01-01
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9780398083281

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SHELTERS FOR BATTERED WOMEN AND THEIR CHILDREN by Albert L. Shostack Pdf

Having made enormous strides since the first shelters for battered women opened in the 1970s, these institutions are still planned and operated according to local needs, regulations, and resources. There are, however, a number of universal standards, or guidelines for shelter planners, boards, staffs and volunteers. The author has interviewed a number of individuals whose work is dedicated to shelters for battered women and their children, and he supplements those interviews with additional research. This volume compiles his research through an exploration of current statistics on shelter operations, current assistance opportunities for shelters and the women who turn to them for help, and some current realities of shelter life. What works and what does not work under the widely varied conditions of actual shelters is explored in terms of setting up a new facility; potential internal and outreach services; staffing and volunteers required for 24-hour operations; budgeting issues and funding sources; admissions, processing, and counseling of residents; and overview of shelter life, including daily routines, health care and security issues; and the preparation of residents for new lives on their own.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Family violence
ISBN : OCLC:700143985

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Preventing Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Against Women by Anonim Pdf

"Intimate partner violence and sexual violence are significant global health problems and human rights issues. Under the rubric of violence against women the two overlapping issues have received increasing attention. Much of the response to these forms of violence has focussed either on advocacy, providing adequate health and legal services and ensuring safety of victims once violence is disclosed, or on screening for violence in the context of health services. When the word "prevention" is used, it is usually in reference to secondary and tertiary prevention - helping women get out of violent situations and preventing further violence. Little attention has been given to primary prevention - addressing the root causes with the goal of reducing the number of new cases. Recent hallmark publications have called for increased investment in primary prevention. As part of the Global Campaign for Violence Prevention, WHO is giving increased attention to the primary prevention of intimate partner violence and sexual violence. Preventing intimate partner and sexual violence against women: taking action and generating evidence is an important new tool for violence prevention researchers, practitioners and advocates provides a planning framework for developing policies and programmes for the prevention of intimate partner and sexual violence. This guide outlines the nature, magnitude, risks and consequences of intimate partner and sexual violence. It outlines strategies to prevent these forms of violence against women and describes how these can be tailored to the needs, capacities and resources of particular settings. It also emphasizes the importance of integrating scientific evaluation into all prevention activities in order to expand current knowledge of what works. The manual describes interventions of known effectiveness, those supported by emerging evidence, and those that could potentially be effective, but have yet to be sufficiently evaluated for their impact. For instance, school-based programmes to prevent violence occurring in "dating relationships" have been shown to be effective in randomized trials in the USA and Canada. Evidence is emerging for the effectiveness of empowerment approaches which use microfinance combined with gender-equality training or are based on communications and relationship skills training such as the Stepping Stones training package, which has been widely used in low- and middle-income countries. Strategies that aim to prevent intimate partner and sexual violence through reducing the harmful use of alcohol also show promise. A six-step framework for planning, implementing and evaluating such prevention programmes and policies is presented. This document is primarily aimed at policy-makers, programme planners and donors from public health and related sectors who seek to advance the prevention of intimate partner and sexual violence against women. In addition to the principal audience, other interested parties will include those working in other government sectors such as education, child welfare, social care, criminal justice and departments of women or gender equality; advocates from civil society organizations; local authorities; environmental and urban planners; and researchers."

Author : Vijay Agnew
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 1998-01-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0802081142

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In Search of a Safe Place by Vijay Agnew Pdf

Marginalized in the larger society and the mainstream women's movement, immigrant women are also outsiders in women's shelters, where racially sensitive and linguistically appropriate counselling is generally unavailable. In this book, Vijay Agnew documents the struggles of Canadian women's centres to provide better services to victims of wife abuse from Asia, Africa, and the Caribbean. The study looks at every aspect of community-based women's organizations, including their funding, operation, and services. The result is a detailed picture of the problems and challenges they encounter on a daily basis. Agnew uses case studies, reports, and interviews to document the work of these groups and to show how race, class, and gender intersect in the everyday lives of the women who depend on them. Although the women's movement initiated public discussion of wife abuse, the fight against abuse is now conducted primarily by the state through its allocation of resources. Agnew underscores the tension that often arises between the patriarchal state and feminist-inspired organizations, and the resulting difficulties in bringing about social change.

Author : Elliot Liebow
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 339 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 1993-03-12
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781439107461

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Tell Them Who I Am by Elliot Liebow Pdf

He observes them, creating portraits that are intimate and objective, while breaking down stereotypes and dehumanizing labels often used to describe the homeless. Liebow writes about their daily habits, constant struggles, their humor, compassion and strength.

Author : Women's Advocates
Publisher : Bookbaby
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2020-03-07
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1098301072

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Women's Advocates / the Story of a Shelter by Women's Advocates Pdf

Written collectively over the years, Women's Advocates/The Story of a Shelter is a patchwork of the nuts and bolts, and politics and feelings of our shelter - one of the first domestic violence shelters in the U.S. It is the story of the many women who have lived and worked at Women's Advocates. We hope our story provides affirmation and some useful information to women working in shelters; and we would like the telling of this story to open up other opportunities for women to support one another and get what they want for themselves and their children.