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. and State Legislative Reform, Carol E. Jordan chronicles the stories of those who have led the legislative fight for the last four decades to protect women from domestic violence, rape, stalking, and related crimes.
The story of Kentucky’s legislative reforms is a history of substantial toil, optimism, advocacy, and personal sacrifice by those who proposed the change. This compelling narrative illustrates, through their own points of view, the stories of survivors who serve as inspiration for change. Jordan analyzes national legislative reforms as well as the strategies that have been used to enact and enforce legislation addressing rape and domestic violence at a local level.
Violence against Women in Kentucky is the first book to look at the history of domestic violence and rape in a state that consistently falls at the bottom of women’s rights rankings, as told by the activists and survivors who fought for change. Detailing the successes and failures of reforms and outlining the work that is still to be done, this volume reflects on the future of women’s rights legislation in Kentucky.
Table des matières
A History of Kentucky’s Women and the Advocates Who Fought for Them
The Prevalence of Violence Against Women and the Stories of Women Who Lived It
A History of Legislative Reform Addressing Rape and Sexual Violence Against Women
A History of Legislative Reform Addressing Domestic Violence and the Stalking of Women
Reforming the Law for Women: Building Legislative Strategies
The Birth of Legislative Reform in Kentucky: the Decade of the 1970s
Legislative Reform: the Decade of the 1980s
Legislative Reform: the Decade of the 1990s
Legislative Reform: the Decade of the 2000s Through 2012
Legislative Reform Addressing Violence Against Women: Past and Future Decades
A propos de l’auteur
Carol E. Jordan is the executive director of the Office for Policy Studies on Violence Against Women at the University of Kentucky and holds faculty appointments in the departments of psychology and psychiatry. She is a coauthor of Intimate Partner Violence: A Clinical Training Guide for Mental Health Professionals and Women and Victimization: Contributing Factors, Interventions, and Implications.
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