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"Trivial complaints": the role of privacy in domestic violence law and activism in the U.S.

Kirsten S. Rambo
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  • Contents

  • Cover
  • Title Page
  • Copyright and Permissions
  • List of Illustrations
    • Figures
    • Tables
  • List of Interviews
  • List of Case Resources
  • Dedication
  • Acknowledgments
  • Foreword: A Note about Privacy
  • Chapter One Introduction
    • [Intro]
    • A Brief History of Privacy
    • Central Issues
    • Methodology
    • Chapter Outline
    • Toward a New Vision of Privacy
  • Chapter Two Precursors to the Battered Women’s Movement: Domestic Violence Law and Activism before the 1960s
    • Introduction
    • Domestic Violence and Privacy in Nineteenth-Century Courts
    • Anti-Domestic-Violence Activism in the Late Nineteenth Century
      • [Intro]
      • Domestic Violence and the Temperance Movement
      • Domestic Violence and the Women’s Rights Movement
      • Common Perspectives
      • Comparison and Evaluation of the Two Movements
    • Domestic Violence Law and Activism in the Early Twentieth Century
    • Conclusion
  • Chapter Three The Paradox of Privacy for the Battered Women’s Movement: Rape, Reproductive Rights, and the Case of People v. Liberta
    • Introduction
    • The Early Years of the Battered Women’s Movement
      • [Intro]
      • Early Activism: Providing Physical Protection
      • Foundations in the Anti-Rape Movement
      • Organizational Development
      • Legal Activism
    • Legal Privacy and the Movement for Reproductive Rights
    • The Case of People v. Liberta
    • Conclusion
  • Chapter Four From Bruno to Gonzales: Patriarchal Privacy and the Failure to Protect
    • Introduction
    • Significance of the “Failure to Protect” Era
    • Battered Women’s Civil Litigation in the Pre-DeShaney Era
      • Precursors to Bruno and Scott
      • The Class-Action Lawsuits: Bruno and Scott
      • Civil Litigation in the Aftermath of Bruno and Scott
    • DeShaney v. Winnebago County Department of Social Services
      • [Intro]
      • The Impact of DeShaney on Battered Women’s Litigation
    • Castle Rock v. Gonzales
      • [Intro]
      • The Implications of Gonzales for Future Battered Women’s Litigation
    • Conclusion
  • Chapter Five Privacy and Domestic Violence in Same-Sex Relationships
    • Introduction
    • Privacy as Secrecy and the Problem of Hetero-Relationizing
    • Privacy and Sodomy
      • Introduction
      • The Case of Bowers v. Hardwick
      • The Case of Lawrence v. Texas
    • Same-Sex Domestic Violence
      • Activism against Same-Sex Domestic Violence
      • Privacy and Same-Sex Domestic Violence in the Courts
    • Conclusion
  • Chapter Six Conclusion: Toward a New Model of Privacy
    • The Historical Development of Privacy and Domestic Violence
    • A New Model of Privacy
    • Conclusion
  • Appendix
    • [Intro]
    • Chapter Two
    • Chapter Three
    • Chapter Four
    • Chapter Five
  • Notes
    • Chapter One Introduction
    • Chapter Two Precursors to the Battered Women’s Movement: Domestic Violence Law and Activism before the 1960s
    • Chapter Three The Paradox of Privacy for the Battered Women’s Movement: Rape, Reproductive Rights, and the Case of People v. Liberta
    • Chapter Four From Bruno to Gonzales: Patriarchal Privacy and the Failure to Protect
    • Chapter Five Privacy and Domestic Violence in Same-Sex Relationships
    • Chapter Six Conclusion: Toward a New Model of Privacy
  • Bibliography
    • Archival Materials
      • National Center on Poverty Law archives. Chicago, Illinois
      • Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, Harvard University
      • United States Library of Congress, Online
      • United States Supreme Court Archives, Online
    • Interviews
    • Cases and Laws
    • Primary Sources
    • Books, Articles, and Films
  • About the Author
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Published: c2009
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Copyright Holder: Columbia University Press
ISBN(s)
  • 9780231509589 (ebook)
  • 9780231135573 (hardcover)
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  • Gutenberg-e
Subject
  • American: 1900-present

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Source: Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, Harvard University, Yolanda Bako papers (including papers of the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence), 99-M80.

Source: Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, Harvard University, Yolanda Bako papers (including papers of the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence), 99-M80.

NCADV First National Meeting t-shirt. Source: Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, Harvard University, Yolanda Bako papers (including papers of the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence), 99-M80.

Source: Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, Harvard University, Yolanda Bako papers (including papers of the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence), 96-M117—96-M137.

Source: Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, Harvard University, Yolanda Bako papers (including papers of the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence), 96-M117—96-M137.

Woman’s Walk Against Rape Poster, Central Park, New York. Source: Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, Harvard University, Yolanda Bako papers (including papers of the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence), 96-M117—96-M137.

Source: Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, Harvard University, Andrea Dworkin papers, M196.

Source: Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, Harvard University, Andrea Dworkin papers, M196.

Publicity for National Women’s Conference, Houston, Texas, 1977. Source: Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, Harvard University, Andrea Dworkin papers, M196.

Source: Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, Harvard University, Yolanda Bako papers (including papers of the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence), 99-M80.

Source: Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, Harvard University, Yolanda Bako papers (including papers of the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence), 99-M80.

Early Take Back the Night T-Shirt. Source: Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, Harvard University, Yolanda Bako papers (including papers of the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence), 99-M80.

Source: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division LC-USZ62-70382 DLC.

Source: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division LC-USZ62-70382 DLC.

Florence F. Noyes as “Liberty” in Congressional Union’s woman suffrage procession, Washington, D.C. March 3, 1913. Source: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division LC-USZ62-70382 DLC.

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George Brenning explains how the case came about.

George Brenning explains how the case came about.

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Kathleen Sullivan discusses Bowers’s links to the reproductive rights cases as well as her reaction to the Supreme Court’s ruling.

Kathleen Sullivan discusses Bowers’s links to the reproductive rights cases as well as her reaction to the Supreme Court’s ruling.

Source: Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, Harvard University, Yolanda Bako papers (including papers of the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence), 96-M117—96-M137.

Source: Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, Harvard University, Yolanda Bako papers (including papers of the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence), 96-M117—96-M137.

Women’s Walk Against Rape, New York. Source: Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, Harvard University, Yolanda Bako papers (including papers of the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence), 96-M117—96-M137.

Source: Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, Harvard University, Yolanda Bako papers (including papers of the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence), 99-M80.

Source: Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, Harvard University, Yolanda Bako papers (including papers of the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence), 99-M80.

Early Anti-Domestic-Violence T-Shirt. Source: Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, Harvard University, Yolanda Bako papers (including papers of the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence), 99-M80.

Source: Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, Harvard University, Yolanda Bako papers (including papers of the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence), 96-M117—96-M137.

Source: Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, Harvard University, Yolanda Bako papers (including papers of the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence), 96-M117—96-M137.

NCADV First National Meeting binder cover. Source: Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, Harvard University, Yolanda Bako papers (including papers of the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence), 96-M117—96-M137.

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Barbara Hart talks about recent and innovative work being done by anti-domestic-violence advocates to address racism and classism.

Barbara Hart talks about recent and innovative work being done by anti-domestic-violence advocates to address racism and classism.

Source: Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, Harvard University, Yolanda Bako papers (including papers of the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence), 99-M80.

Source: Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, Harvard University, Yolanda Bako papers (including papers of the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence), 99-M80.

“Wifebeater” Definition T-Shirt. Source: Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, Harvard University, Yolanda Bako papers (including papers of the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence), 99-M80.

Source: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division LC-USZ62-31799 DLC.

Source: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division LC-USZ62-31799 DLC.

Suffragists picketing the White House, 1917. Source: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division LC-USZ62-31799 DLC.

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Barbara Hart speaks on the issues of race, class, and sexuality within the battered women’s movement.

Barbara Hart speaks on the issues of race, class, and sexuality within the battered women’s movement.

Source: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division LC-USZC4-2996 DLC.

Source: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division LC-USZC4-2996 DLC.

Official program - Woman suffrage procession, Washington, D.C. March 3, 1913 / Dale. Source: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division LC-USZC4-2996 DLC.

Source: Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, Harvard University, Andrea Dworkin papers, M196.

Source: Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, Harvard University, Andrea Dworkin papers, M196.

Article on violence against women and its links to other women’s issues, National Women’s Conference, Houston, Texas, 1977. Source: Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, Harvard University, Andrea Dworkin papers, M196.

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Kathleen Sullivan talks about the upside of the Bowers ruling in the activist arena.

Kathleen Sullivan talks about the upside of the Bowers ruling in the activist arena.

Source: Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, Harvard University, Yolanda Bako papers (including papers of the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence), 96-M117—96-M137.

Source: Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, Harvard University, Yolanda Bako papers (including papers of the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence), 96-M117—96-M137.

NCADV Second National Meeting binder cover. Source: Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, Harvard University, Yolanda Bako papers (including papers of the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence), 96-M117—96-M137.

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Barbara Hart discusses her experiences in the early days of the battered women’s movement.

Barbara Hart discusses her experiences in the early days of the battered women’s movement.

Source: Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, Harvard University, Andrea Dworkin papers, M196.

Source: Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, Harvard University, Andrea Dworkin papers, M196.

Proposed National Plan of Action, 1977. Source: Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, Harvard University, Andrea Dworkin papers, M196.

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