A Woman Like You
The Face Of Domestic Violence
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Recipient 1998 Small Press Book
Award
Excerpts from the book:
Click one of the images below to learn more about each woman’s story
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She finally
realized that trying harder to please him wouldn’t change his behavior. |
She is serving 16 yrs. to life
in prison for killing her husband while he was battering her. |
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Looking back,
she remembers thinking his possessiveness was romantic. |
After serving 10 years for
killing her husband, she was released from prison in March 1997. |
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Growing up in
Japan, girls were encouraged to marry young and be obedient wives. |
After turning down a plea
bargain, she was sentenced to 17 years to life in prison. |
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