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Domestic violence was an issue with no name
http://thetyee.ca/Culture/2019/10/31/Unsung-Heroes-Womens-Shelters/Date Written: 2019-10-31 Publisher: The Tyee Year Published: 2019 Resource Type: Article Cx Number: CX24227 In the 1960s and ’70s, domestic violence was an issue with no name. Countless women endured violence in their own homes, but it was not acknowledged as an issue in the public realm. It was a shameful secret, quietly accepted as a part of life for women. When a woman was abused, there was nowhere to go. A woman’s place was in the home, even if home could kill her. Against this grim backdrop, different groups of women across the country worked to open Canada’s first women’s shelters. Subject Headings |