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Palmerston North Women's Refuge herstory Hann, Sheryl

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Palmerston North Palmerston North Women's Refuge 2001Description: 149 p. ; 22 cmISBN:
  • 047307804X
Other title:
  • Palmerston North Women's Refuge herstory 1979-2001
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 362.8292 PAL
Summary: This book outlines the establishment and 30 years of growth of a local women's refuge in Palmerston North, New Zealand. The author provides a chronological history of the organisation by drawing on interviews with women who had worked in, or been involved with, the refuge, as well as archive material and media reports. The author discusses the feminist philosophies of the refuge movement in New Zealand, the process of implementing parallel development for Maori and Tauiwi at a local and national level, service development, and the social context of domestic violence prevention work from the 1970s to 2000.
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Book Book Vine library TRO 362.8292 PAL Available A00667072B

This book outlines the establishment and 30 years of growth of a local women's refuge in Palmerston North, New Zealand. The author provides a chronological history of the organisation by drawing on interviews with women who had worked in, or been involved with, the refuge, as well as archive material and media reports. The author discusses the feminist philosophies of the refuge movement in New Zealand, the process of implementing parallel development for Maori and Tauiwi at a local and national level, service development, and the social context of domestic violence prevention work from the 1970s to 2000.

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