But as a woman, an advocate, and a survivor of rape, I encourage women and girls to speak when they are ready. And when they are ready, I encourage everyone to listen. For in the telling of those stories lies the transformation of violence into positive action for change. Violence is not healthy for people and other living things. If we can see it, we can stop it.
Silence is violence.
If we can talk about it, we can change it. Patricia Occhiuzzo Giggans and Barrie Levy. Seal Press, Seattle, Washington. Why Battered Women Stay. Ola W. Barnett and Alyce D. LaViolette.