abused women

Articles present opposing opinions on the seriousness of violence against women, including issues of rape, domestic violence, sexual harrassment, and pornography.

A mysterious drifter named Axel Heyst rescues a troubled girl from a seedy tropical hotel and takes her home to Samburan, his own island in the East Indies, unaware they are being followed by three intruders who will bring horror, death, and a strange, haunting victory.

Tashi, an African woman married to an African-American missionary, struggles to deal with the psychological effects of the brutal circumcision she underwent in adolescence, which causes her son brain damage in birth and results in her facing a murder charge.

Narratives, poems, and photographs relate the lives of women and children whose lives have been affected by drug addiction during pregnancy.

Award-winning author Connie May Fowler chronicles the emotional battery and physical abuse that she suffered from her boyfriend and explains how the dedication of her dog Kateland got her through the difficult times.

A memoir in which the author, a respected writer and scholar, tells about her experiences as the victim of a stalker who continues to try to disrupt her life over ten years after she ended their romantic relationship.

A fictional narrative in which Fran Benedetto, a woman who was abused by her husband, examines the reasons why she stayed in her marriage for so long, and ponders whether leaving was the right thing to do.

Presents a selection of primary source documents that explore all sides of the debate over violence against women.

Because her partner continues to abuse her, seventeen-year-old Melissa takes their young child and goes to a shelter for battered women where she begins the healing process.