Battered Black Women and Welfare Reform: Between a Rock and a Hard Place

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Battered Black Women and Welfare Reform Between a Rock and a Hard Place Dána-Ain Davis STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK PRESS Published by State University of New York Press, Albany© 2006 State University of New York All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission. No part of this book may be stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means including electronic, electrostatic, magnetic tape, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise without the prior permission in writing of the publisher. For information, address State University of New York Press, 194 Washington Avenue, Suite 305, Albany, NY 12210-2384 Cover photo of the Brick Wall, Savannah, Georgia, courtesy of Deirdre Davis. Production by Diane Ganeles Marketing by Anne M. Valentine Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data Davis, Dána-Ain, 1958Battered Black women and welfare reform : between a rock and a hard place / Dána-Ain Davis. p. cm. — (SUNY series in African American studies) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN-13: 978-0-7914-6843-2 (hardcover : alk. paper) ISBN-10: 0-7914-6843-7 (hardcover : alk. paper) ISBN-13: 978-0-7914-6844-9 (pbk. : alk. paper) ISBN-10: 0-7914-6844-5 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Abused women—United States. 2. Welfare recipients—United States. 3. African American women—United States. 4. Public welfare—United States. I. Title. II. Series. HV1445.D38 2006 362.5'5680820973—dc22 2005025792 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 I dedicate this book to the memory of my grandmother, Angie Ashley Hall, and all my relations. ...