Violence Against Women
The materials in this collection revolve around rape and sexual assault, domestic
violence, physical and sexual abuse, and the resources/services available to women
in these situations. They also examine the role that guns play, both as an
abuser's weapon and as a woman's means of self-defense; as well as the issues facing women who fight back against their abusers. This collection also deals with issues of sexual harassment,
sexism in the workplace, reproductive rights and access to reproductive health
services, education, and the impact of pornography on the male psyche and their interactions and expectations concerning women.
Documents
![Political Outline of Self-Defense Class](images/thumbnails//33706.jpg)
Format: ManifestoCollection: Violence Against Women
A political outline of a women's self-defense class including information about internalizing women's oppression, rape as a tool of colonial violence, the protection racket: the police and violence against women, and a reading list.
![Abuse: Power and Control](images/thumbnails//33717.jpg)
Publisher: Mid-Peninsula Support Network for Battered WomenFormat: FlyerCollection: Violence Against Women
Flyer containing information about physical abuse, sexual abuse and emotional abuse.
![Take Back the Night Chant Sheet](images/thumbnails//33718.jpg)
Format: FlyerCollection: Violence Against Women
Flyer containing chants for the Take Back the Night event as well as some well known downtown SF locations and businesses that support violence against women.
![Sexualized Violence is Not Erotica](images/thumbnails//33719.jpg)
Format: FlyerCollection: Violence Against Women
Flyer containing information on the connections between violence, pornography, rape and US society.
![WOMEN: THE WAR IS AT HOME](images/thumbnails//33728.jpg)
Format: FlyerCollection: Violence Against Women
Flyer containing facts to illustrate how deadly US society can be for women.
![Most Women Glad They Resisted](images/thumbnails//33734.jpg)
Publisher: San Francisco ChronicleDate: 1/31/1994Volume Number: 31-JanFormat: ArticleCollection: Violence Against Women
Original Article
![Women Armed for Self-Protection letter](images/thumbnails//33735.jpg)
Publisher: Women Armed for Self-ProtectionDate: 10/30/1974Volume Number: 30-OctFormat: CorrespondenceCollection: Violence Against Women
Letter from the organization WASP (Women Armed fro Self-Protection); a group based in Dallas Texas.