Understand how women survivors of abuse have become empowered to work for social change and help others

This one-of-a-kind book explores the processes through which women survivors of abuse can transform psychological trauma into a politics of resistance and become involved in collective action for social change. Women Survivors, Psychological Trauma, and the Politics of Resistance uses the powerful testimony of survivors to reveal the processes, factors, insights, and conditions that prompted these women to join in the collective struggle opposing violence against women and...

This one-of-a-kind book explores the processes through which women survivors of abuse can transform psychological trauma into a politics of resistance and become involved in action for social change. Women Survivors, Psychological Trauma, and the Politics of Resistance uses storytelling techniques and the testimony of survivors to reveal the processes, factors, insights, and events that prompted these women to join in the collective struggle against violence against women and children.