wife abuse

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

Ivan Zoschenko, a high school football hero, returns to Coal Run years after a mining explosion that killed his father and devastated the community, intent on a showdown with former teammate Reese Raynor who is slated for release from prison where he spent fifteen years for beating his wife into a coma.

Examines over 300 cases in which women have attempted to defend themselves from violent partners.

The true story of Betty Mahmoody's desperate struggle to survive and to escape with her daughter from the alien and frightening culture of Iran.

After being left by her husband at a gas station in Florida, sixteen-year-old Sally Jo Walker, also known as Jody, makes some difficult decisions and a better life for herself.

Discusses facts about woman and child abuse and describes what victims of abuse are doing to stop it.

Thirteen-year-old Danny McMillan struggles to adjust after learning that his father has been abusing his mother, but when he, his mom, and his sister are forced to change their identities and move away in order to hide from his dad, his behavior spirals out of control.