Violence against Women in Kentucky : A History of U.S. and State Legislative Reform /

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For more than two centuries, Kentucky women have fought for the right to vote, own property, control their wages, and be safe at home and in the workplace. Tragically, many of these women's voices have been silenced by abuse and violence. In Violence against Women in Kentucky: A History of U.S....

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Autor principal: Jordan, Carol E. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lexington : University Press of Kentucky, 2014.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Women > Crimes against.
Rape.
Law reform.
Family violence.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Violence in Society.
LAW > Criminal Law > General.
Droit > Reforme > Kentucky > Histoire.
Violence familiale > Kentucky > Histoire.
Femmes > Crimes contre > Kentucky > Histoire.
State Law > except N.Y.
Law, Politics & Government.
Law > U.S.
Women > Crimes against > Kentucky > History.
Rape > Kentucky > History.
Law reform > Kentucky > History.
Family violence > Kentucky > History.
Kentucky.
History.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • Kentucky women and the advocates who fought for them
  • The prevalence of violence and the stories of women who lived it
  • Rape and sexual violence : a nation's reform
  • Domestic violence and stalking : a nation's reform
  • The structure and strategy of legislative reform
  • The birth of legislative reform in Kentucky : the 1970s
  • Legislative reform : the 1980s
  • Legislative reform : the 1990s
  • Legislative reform : 2000 through 2012
  • Violence against women legislative reform : past and future
  • Appendix A: Interviews conducted by the author
  • Appendix B: Select anti-rape and domestic violence legislation : 1970-2012
  • Appendix C: Membership on task forces and councils
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index.

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