There's no battered woman alive who didn't know in advance that the man was bad. — Laura Schlessinger Copy Share Image
I want to warn potential victims. Many of them are women, and many of them are battered women. It's a cause for… — Ann Rule Copy Share Image
Battered women is a phrase that uncovered major, long-hidden violence. It helps us to face the fact that, statistically speaking, the most… — Gloria Steinem Copy Share Image
I represent an affluent district, but when I worked to form my county's first battered-women's shelter, some nights there were no beds… — Lynn Woolsey Copy Share Image
My niece was a sexual-assault victim. My sister is a survivor of domestic violence. We have more shelters for animals than for… — Hilda Solis Copy Share Image
“Many women say that verbal violence causes more harm than physical violence because it damages self-esteem so deeply. Women have not wanted… — Suzanne Pharr Copy Share Image
“In a shelter meant for battered women, there were only two reasons a person would decide to leave. One, she had decided… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
When I went kayak surfing in Cornwall, I got a really deep gash on my hand - it looked like I had… — Konnie Huq Copy Share Image
“In a shelter meant for battered women, there were only two reasons a person would decide to leave. One, she had decided… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
The great tragedy in the new feminist theory in America is the loss of a sense of public commitment… Hungry women are… — Martha C. Nussbaum Copy Share Image
The guarantee of safety in a battering relationship can never be based upon a promise from the perpetrator, no matter how heartfelt.… — Judith Lewis Herman Copy Share Image
Every woman who has come to consciousness can recall an almost endless series of oppressive, violating, insulting, assaulting acts against her Self.… — Mary Daly Copy Share Image
The Bobbit case, which brought to life the ancient mythic archetype of woman as castrator, demonstrated that women are as aggressive as… — Camille Paglia Copy Share Image
I was in a conversation and someone said: "You know, we were talking about the whole issue of transgender and how it… — Oprah Winfrey Copy Share Image
“As she breaks the silence, the upscale abused wife begins to feel affirmed and validated. The rationalizations she once relied on to… — Susan Weitzman Copy Share Image
“We live in a world in which women are battered and are unable to flee from the men who beat them, although… — Natascha Kampusch Copy Share Image
![“I was in a conversation and someone said: "You know, we were talking about the whole issue of transgender and how it has become so accepted now, and somebody said, 'You know the Oprah show, I think has had a big impact.'" I said, I don't think so. We did several transgender [shows], but we didn't…” quote by Oprah Winfrey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/cd3/oprah-winfrey-186_accepted_i-was-in-a-conversation-and-someone-said_25645.jpg)
