Battered Women and Feminist Lawmaking
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: February 1, 2002
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 352
ISBN-13: 9780300094114
Subjects: Criminal law; Domestic violence; Family law; Women's studies; Law; Legal Reference / Law Profession; USA; Abuse - General; Feminism & Feminist Theory; Gender & the Law; Law / Gender & the Law; General
First sentence: In the late 1960s a movement of feminist activists and lawyers began to bring the problem of woman abuse to public attention.