Sisters in Pain: Battered Women Speak Out

by Elisabeth Beattie, Mary Angela Shaughnessy, L Elisabeth Beattie, et al.

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" In 1995 Kentucky governor Brereton Jones granted parole to ten women who had been convicted of killing, conspiring to kill, or assaulting the men who had abused them for years. The media began referring to them as the ""Sisters in Pain,"" a name they embraced. These are their stories. L. Elisabeth Beattie and Mary Angela Shaughnessy's interviews of seven of the Sisters in Pain detail the physical, sexual, or psychological abuse they suffered at...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0813121515

ISBN13:9780813121512

Release Date:July 2000

Publisher:University Press of Kentucky

Length:240 Pages

Weight:1.25 lbs.

Dimensions:0.9" x 6.3" x 9.3"

Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher

Related Subjects

Criminal Law Dysfunctional Relationships Family Relationships Law Parenting & Relationships Politics & Social Sciences Social Science Social Sciences Violence in Society Women's Studies

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