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My Invisible Black Eye

Holly Robinson | Posted 04.25.2013 | Women
Read More: Helping Strangers, Wife Abuse, Battered Women, Domestic Violence, Writing Retreat, Skull Fracture, Is It Good Manners to Comment on a Woman's Appearance, Etiquette, Bruises, Domestic Violence Prevention, Caring for Others, Spouse Abuse, Black Eyes, New England, Women News
Holly Robinson

Not one person asked me how I got the black eye. Not the waitresses or the bartender, not the clerks behind the counters in the shops. Certainly, not the gas station attendant. Nobody asked. In fact, most people just kept their eyes averted from my face.

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Victim In Landmark Chinese Domestic Violence Case Speaks Out (WATCH)

Posted 02.11.2013 | HuffPost Live 321
Read More: HuffPost Live, Battered Women, Women's Rights, HuffPost Live Clips, Chinese Womens Rights, Kim Lee, China, Domestic Violence, HuffPost Live 321 News

A landmark case in China granted Kim Lee a divorce from her husband on the grounds of domestic abuse -- a topic seldom discussed there. Kim Lee joined...

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U.S. Woman Becomes Hero For Battered Wives In China

AP | GILLIAN WONG | Posted 06.21.2012 | Crime
Read More: Battered Women, Video, Kim Lee, Beijing, Domestic Violence, Crime News

BEIJING -- Her head was ringing from the blows. Once, twice, three times, her husband slammed her face into the living room floor. Kim Lee tried to t...

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Ex-Boyfriend Held Woman Hostage In Own Home For Two Months

Posted 12.10.2011 | Denver
Read More: Battered Women, Man Holds Girlfriend Hostage, Eric Barney, Video, Denver News, Girlfriend Held Hostage for Two Months, Domestic Abuse, Denver News

A Denver woman currently fears for her life after allegedly being held hostage for two months -- by her ex-boyfriend. 31-year-old Eric Barney has b...

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A Path from Pain to Positivity

Amy Neumann | Posted 11.12.2011 | Impact
Read More: Battered Women, Domestic Abuse Victims, Domestic Violence Victims, Domestic Violence Homeless Women, Domestic Abuse Homeless Women, Activism, Violence, Homeless Women Domestic Violence, Domestic Abuse, Homeless Women Domestic Abuse, Impact News
Amy Neumann

Having felt first-hand the terror, constant anxiety and self-doubt of domestic violence, I decided to try to help a population of hurting people who acutely know this horrific feeling: moms with kids.

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The V-Report

Eve Ensler | Posted 10.26.2011 | Women
Read More: Women's Rights, Battered Women, V-Day, Rape, Violence Against Women, Dsk, Eve Ensler, Sexual Assault, Domestic Violence, Nafissatou Diallo, Women News
Eve Ensler

How many women never spoke up or out about sexual assault? How many women were afraid to press charges? Let the DSK dismissal be our call to rise. Let so many of us speak out that it's a landslide and it turns the tide and the method of justice.

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10 Signs Batterers Are Willing to Change

Kelly Ann Evers | Posted 09.20.2011 | Impact
Read More: Battered Women, His Love Heals, Domestic Violence, Domestic Abuse, Impact News
Kelly Ann Evers

We all want to believe that our abusers and batterers are willing to change or want to change. With their heartfelt apologies, promises to not do it ...

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Stopping Domestic Abusers Starts At Home

Diane Dimond | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Read More: Diane Dimond, Battered Women, Texas, George Villanueva, Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance, Domestic Abuse and Children, Rikers Island Prison, New York Daily News, Help for Battered Women, Missing Texas Woman Amelia Smith, Kim Dykstra, Martha Martinez Maxwell, Domestic Violence, Celebrity Justice, Healthy Living News
Diane Dimond

Oh boy, am I ever going to take heat for this. But it must be said. There are some women caught up in the awful throes of domestic abuse because they...

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The Real Reason Everybody Hates Chris... Brown, That Is (It's Not Why You Think)

Keli Goff | Posted 05.28.2011 | Media
Read More: Rihanna, Chris Brown, Good Morning America, Domestic Violence, Charlie Sheen, Eric Massa, Battered Women, Apologies, Public Relations, Dylan Ratigan Show, Chris Brown Rihanna, Media News
Keli Goff

Today, no one responsible for anything apologizes anymore. Despite his handlers' fears, a sincere, detailed apology could only help Chris Brown. Goodness knows it can't make things any worse.

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Schwarzenegger's Teenage Son Starts Business with Charitable Focus

Ayo Adeyeye | Posted 05.25.2011 | Style
Read More: Battered Women, Charity, Bracelets, Hoodies, Charitable Giving, Maria Shriver, Fashion/Apparel, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Style News
Ayo Adeyeye

Doing business and philanthropy with style. That's the idea behind Project360, a clothing and accessories retail business founded by high school student Patrick Schwarzenegger and two friends.

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Election 2010: Choosing the Abuser

Bob Burnett | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: Gop, Battered Women, John McCain, Abuse, Sexual Abuse, Domestic Violence, Republicans, Midterm Election, Midterm Elections, Republican Midterm Election, Republicans Election, Politics News
Bob Burnett

Despite a history of egregious Republican abuse, on Nov. 2 we're likely to see American voters decide to give the Grand Old Party one more chance.

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Fasting Against the Violence at Home: Domestic Violence Awareness Month

Randy Susan Meyers | Posted 05.25.2011 | Impact
Read More: Battered Women, Domestic Violence Awareness Month, Violence Against Women, The Murderer's Daughters, Family Violence, Children's Health, Domestic Violence, Impact News
Randy Susan Meyers

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month and during that time, it's important to think of the children who watch as their parents raise fists to each other, to them, and to strangers.

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Surviving Domestic Abuse: Advice From an Expert

Therese Borchard | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Read More: Domestic Violence, Battered Women, Verbal Abuse, Violence Against Women, Relationships, Absued Women, Domestic Abuse, Healthy Living News
Therese Borchard

Kathy Lockhart has volunteered for the Domestic Violence and Rape Crisis Hotline for the past 14 years. She is an example of how women can break free from abuse and live a meaningful life.

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Understanding (and Preventing) Domestic Violence Against Women

Randy Susan Meyers | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Read More: Domestic Violence, Domestic Abuse, Battered Women, Violence Against Women, Wife Beating, Abused Women, Women's Rights, Healthy Living News
Randy Susan Meyers

It's easier to step on the person on the bottom, and we're still sadly in a world that places wives, girlfriends, daughters and mothers on the bottom rung for the crime of being female.

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Almost the Murderer's Daughter

Randy Susan Meyers | Posted 05.25.2011 | Books
Read More: Murder, Domestic Violence, Abused Women, The Murderer's Daughters, Writing, Battered Women, Books, Books News
Randy Susan Meyers

When talking with batterers and speaking with their victims, I thought of my own parents.

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Homelessness Myth #2: "They're All Bums!"

Christine Schanes | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Read More: Battered Women, President Obama Recovery, Poverty, Hud, Homeless Children, Safety, Employment, LaDonna Pavetti, Jobs, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, Santa Monica, Myths, Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing Program (HPRP), American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, US House Subcommittee on Income Security and Family Support, Homelessness, Causes, Homeless, Continuum of Care, Crossroads High School, Arra, Bums, Christine Schanes, Healthy Living News
Christine Schanes

I have found that approximately 25 percent of homeless people are children. Together, women and children make up close to 40 percent of homeless people and are the fastest growing segment.

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