Description
Book SynopsisThe first history of the battered women’s shelter movement in Canada, this book traces the development of transition houses and services for abused women and the campaign that made wife battering a political issue.
Trade ReviewHistorian Nancy Janovicek has undertaken the important task of outlining the history of establishing transnational housing (and services) for battered women in Canadian small towns. Her writing is accessible, combining narrative from shelter activists with her interpretation of the early documents from each of the communities. This is a much needed contribution to the scholarly knowledge about the battered women’s shelter movement, documenting the struggles to get services for abused women and to frame domestic violence as a public issue rather than a private one. […] This would be an excellent text for undergraduate courses as an exploration of the way we were and the journey to where we are and hope to move. -- Cheryl Athersych, York University * Labour / Le Travail, Vol. 62, Fall 2008 *
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments
Introduction
1 “Assisting Our Own”: Beendigen, 1972-89
2 “Maybe It Wasn’t the Best Way to Do It, but It Got Done”: Faye Peterson House, 1972-85
3 “We’re Here to Help”: Kenora Women’s Crisis Intervention Project, 1975-85
4 “It’s a Band-Aid Service , and It’s a Damn Needed One”: The Nelson Safe Home Program, 1973-89
5 “It Was Never about the Money”: Crossroads for Women/Carrefour pour femmes, 1979-87
Conclusion
Appendix: Interviews
Notes
Bibliography
Index
