Title: Heroes of their own lives
Subtitle: the politics and history of family violence : Boston, 1880-1960
First published: 1988
Description: "Linda Gordon's history of family violence ... is based on ... the case records of social work agencies. As she investigates child abuse, child negelct, wife-beating, and incest, Gordon shows that it is not the existence of family violence that has changed, but society's attitude toward it"--back cover.
Subjects: Case studies, Child abuse, Wife abuse, Incest, Boston, Marital violence, Conjugal violence, Massachusetts, New York Times reviewed, Family violence, Family, Spouse Abuse, Violence, History
Places: Boston, Massachusetts