Equality with a Vengeance: Men's Rights Groups, Battered Women, and Antifeminist Backlash

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Men’s Rights Groups, Battered Women, and Antifeminist Backlash Equality with a Vengeance Molly Dragiewicz Northeastern University Press b o s t o n Northeastern University Press Published by University Press of New England www.upne.com© 2011 Northeastern University All rights reserved Manufactured in the United States of America Designed by Katherine B. Kimball Typeset in Minion by Integrated Publishing Solutions University Press of New England is a member of the Green Press Initiative. The paper used in this book meets their minimum requirement for recycled paper. For permission to reproduce any of the material in this book, contact Permissions, University Press of New England, One Court Street, Suite 250, Lebanon NH 03766; or visit www.upne.com Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Dragiewicz, Molly. Equality with a vengeance / Molly Dragiewicz. p. cm. — (The Northeastern series on gender, crime, and law) Includes bibliographical references and index. isbn 978-1-55553-738-8 (cloth : alk. paper) — isbn 978-1-55553-739-5 (pbk. : alk. paper) — isbn 978-1-55553-756-2 (e-book : alk. paper) 1. Abused women—United States. 2. Family violence—United States. 3. Family violence—Law and legislation—United States. 4. Feminism— United States. I. Title. hv6626.2.d74 2011 344.7303'28292—dc22 2010047810 5 4 3 2 1 This book is dedicated to the survivors who have taught me everything I really know about woman abuse. Your strength, wisdom, and resilience are a constant source of inspiration for me. ...