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Exhibition Program Confronting Violence, Improving Women’s Lives-Brochure Script June 19 2015

Confronting Violence, Improving Women’s Lives

Graphic identity (Crowds image used on Special Display Banner 1)

Activists and reformers in the United States have long recognized the harm of domestic violence and sought to improve the lives of women who were battered.

During the late 20th century, nurses took up the call . With passion and persistence they worked to reform a medical profession that overwhelmingly failed to acknowledge violence against women as a serious health issue. Beginning in the late 1970s, nurses were in the vanguard as they pushed the larger medical community to identify victims, adequately respond to their needs, and work towards the prevention of domestic violence. This is their story.

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The National Library of Medicine produced this exhibition Guest curator: Catherine Jacquet, PhD Designer: The Design Minds

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Women rally in City Hall Plaza, in Boston to speak out against violence against women, August 26, 1976

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Alt tag: Crowd of people marching holding anti-domestic violence signs.

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A group photograph of nursing researchers and activists at Denison Memorial Library, University of Colorado, Denver ca. 1990s

From left to right: Yvonne Ulrich, Laura McKenna, Barbara Parker, Karen Landenburger, Judith McFarlane, Christine King, Josephine Ryan, Doris Campbell, Jacquelyn Campbell, Daniel Sheridan

Courtesy National Library of Medicine

During the 1990s, these nurses, all members of the Nursing Consortium on Violence and Abuse, conducted three major research projects on domestic violence and health, all funded by the Centers for Disease Control and the National Institutes of Health.

Alt tag: Nine women and one man stand for a photograph in front of an entrance.

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Surgeon General's Workshop on Violence and Public Health: Report , Health Resources and Services Administration, 1985

Courtesy National Library of Medicine

The surgeon general’s workshop on Violence and Public Health brought together over 150 experts from across disciplines to discuss recommendations on the evaluation, prevention, and treatment of violence, including child abuse, child sexual abuse, rape and sexual assault, and spouse abuse.

Alt tag: Tan article cover with title and author information.

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The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists defines for member physicians “The Battered Woman,” 1989

Courtesy American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists

The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists’ first bulletin on domestic violence outlined the definition, incidence, and public health impact of abuse, and stressed the importance of identifying victims and providing methods for medical intervention.

Alt tag: First page of an article, with title and author information.

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Activists with the Asian Task Force Against Domestic Violence participate in the first Jane Doe Walk for Women’s

Safety in Boston, October 25, 1992

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As the movement against domestic violence evolved, women of color and immigrant women called attention to their specific needs.

Alt tag: 7 Asian American adults and children stand holding a banner and looking at the viewer.

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National Organization for Women (NOW) anti –violence rally, Washington, DC, 1995

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In the mid-1990s, the movement against domestic violence continued to fight for change nationwide. Across the country, activists gathered in support of victims of domestic violence and called for an end to violence.

Alt tag: A large crowd stands on the Mall facing right, many hold signs.