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A Safe Place for Women: How to Survive Domestic Abuse and Create a Successful Future
Kelly White
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Description for A Safe Place for Women: How to Survive Domestic Abuse and Create a Successful Future
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: VS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 228 x 18. Weight in Grams: 464. Surviving Domestic Abuse and Creating a Successful Future. 288 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: VS. Dimension: 153 x 228 x 18. Weight: 460.
As a young wife and mother, Kelly White experienced violence and terror at the hands of her husband. She knows firsthand the love-hate relationships women often have with their abusers and the devastating effects these feelings can have on independence and self-confidence. She has sought refuge in a women's shelter, worked to obtain help from the police and struggled financially and emotionally as a single mother and sole breadwinner. Twenty-five years later, as the leader of programmes for battered women, she has helped thousands of women and children rebuild their lives. White's own story and those of other ... Read more
As a young wife and mother, Kelly White experienced violence and terror at the hands of her husband. She knows firsthand the love-hate relationships women often have with their abusers and the devastating effects these feelings can have on independence and self-confidence. She has sought refuge in a women's shelter, worked to obtain help from the police and struggled financially and emotionally as a single mother and sole breadwinner. Twenty-five years later, as the leader of programmes for battered women, she has helped thousands of women and children rebuild their lives. White's own story and those of other ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Hunter House
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Alameda, CA, United States
ISBN
9780897935272
SKU
V9780897935272
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About Kelly White
Kelly White has worked for more than 25 years as a non-profit executive, with more than a decade as executive director of SafePlace, the domestic violence and sexual assault services programme for Austin and Travis County, Texas. She is currently executive director of the Chicago Foundation for Women.
Reviews for A Safe Place for Women: How to Survive Domestic Abuse and Create a Successful Future
Kelly "used her experiences to help countless others escape the pain she once knew...This is a story of America at its best."
Luci Baines Johnson, daughter of U.S. President Lyndon Johnson and his wife, Ladybird. "...This book should be required reading for all board members of domestic-violence shelters."
Julia Spann, Executive Director of SafePlace "Kelly White's unique perspective ... Read more
Luci Baines Johnson, daughter of U.S. President Lyndon Johnson and his wife, Ladybird. "...This book should be required reading for all board members of domestic-violence shelters."
Julia Spann, Executive Director of SafePlace "Kelly White's unique perspective ... Read more