Rape, incest, battery
Subtitle: women writing out the pain
By: Miriam Kalman Harris, editor.
Contributors: Harris, Miriam Kalman, 1942-
Publisher: TCU Press
Published: 2000
Place of publication: Fort Worth, Tex
Language: eng
Number of pages: 321
Subjects: Sexual abuse victims' writings, American.; Sexual abuse victims -- Literary collections.; American literature -- Women authors.; Abused women -- Literary collections.; American literature -- 20th century.
Description: "Knowing that the problem of violence against women is universal in our world, Harris put out a call to professional writers, women in shelters, and scholars in academe. She advertised in literary journals and newsletters, asking for autobiographical writings by women who survived any kind of violence and abuse. Rape, Incest, Battery resulted from her long process of collecting, selecting, and editing."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 315-320).