Violence Against Women in Kentucky: A History of U.S. and State Legislative Reform - Hardcover

by Carol E. Jordan (Author)

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 rela

Author Biography

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.