website years_active nationality known_for article_title education name occupation alma_mater
-lsb- http://www.catwinternational.org/ coalition against trafficking in women -rsb- mid-1970s to present american feminism , anti-pornography activism dorchen leidholdt
 law degree dorchen leidholdt author activist university of virginia new york university school of law
dorchen leidholdt

dorchen a. leidholdt is an activist and leader in the feminist movement against violence against women .
since the mid-1970s , she has counseled and advocated for rape victims , organized against `` the media 's promotion of violence against women '' , served on the legal team for the plaintiff in a precedent-setting sexual harassment case , founded an international nongovernmental organization fighting trafficking in women and children , directed the nation 's largest legal services program for victims of domestic violence , advocated for the enactment and implementation of laws that further the rights of abused women , and represented hundreds of women victimized by intimate partner violence , human trafficking , sexual assault , the threat of honor killing , female genital mutilation , forced and child marriage , and the internet bride trade .
leidholdt has lectured internationally on issues of violence against women and has published articles , book chapters , and two anthologies .
