Type:	Booklet
Title:	Older women speak up : violence in the home
Authors:	Sargent, Margaret Mears, Jane
Keywords:	Personal stories;Older people;Client resources;Leaving/Staying
Year:	2000
Publisher:	University of Western Sydney
Notes:	See also 'More than survival : project report one for older women', 'Survival is not enough : project report two for professionals' and 'Lifetime stories of violence in the home' on our Research & Resources database. Booklet consisting mainly of stories of violence as they were told by older women to groups of other older women. The stories tell of all kinds of violence – physical, emotional, sexual, social and financial. They explore the hurt and fear that women have experienced and the consequences of living with violence but also portray courage, strength and endurance, and creative survival strategies.
Contents:	List of themes: Charming-outside-inside-a-devil Identifying violence How self-esteem is undermined Living in fear Surviving and getting help Deprived of money and home Effects of drinking Violent parents Violence against children - lasting effects Leaving the violence Violence through the generations Carers abused and abusing The silence of women protects the perpetrator Changing the violent situation Independence and empowerment.
URI:	https://anrows.intersearch.com.au/anrowsjspui/handle/1/18171
ISBN:	9781863418881
Physical description:	36 p.
Appears in Collections:	General Resources

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