The transmogrification of a feminist foremother

Article Abstract:

A woman describes her transformation from housewife to feminist. She relates her participation in the women's movement and their fight for the implementation of women's rights. The most challenging task is leading the outreach programs for the community mental health center where psychologists heap the blame on women for child abuse, neglect and wife battering. Later, she became an expert witness in wife battery cases.

Wife abuse, Conjugal violence

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Reminiscences, recollections and reflections: the making of a feminist foremother

Article Abstract:

A feminist therapist describes her pioneering efforts in the feminist movement. She relates the establishment of a refuge for battered women called Women Together and the founding of the Advanced Feminist Therapy Institute. She claims that women's behaviors are normal responses to abnormal stimuli. Her major contributions to feminism include therapeutic services and expert testimonies to victims of family violence.

Feminists

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Who ever thought I'd grow up to be a feminist foremother?

Article Abstract:

A psychologist recounts her transition to feminism and her major contributions to the women's movement. The role of personal Civil Rights activism in social psychology and feminism is discussed. Active participation in the feminist movement includes the creation of a major course for women and the filing of a discrimination suit against the government and the University of Rhode Island.

Practice, Feminist psychology

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