Women who are physically and mentally abused over an extended period, usually by a husband or other dominant male figure. Characteristics of the battered woman syndrome are helplessness, constant fear, and a perceived inability to escape. (From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 3d ed)
Abused women -- Africa. : Warrior marks : female genital mutilation and the sexual blinding of women / Alice Walker and Pratibha Parmar
1993
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Abused women -- Africa, Southern : A reflexive inquiry into gender research : towards a new paradigm of knowledge production & exploring new frontiers of gender research in Southern Africa / edited by Samantha van Schalkwyk and Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela
Abused women -- Alcohol use -- Prevention : Drinking among female victims of intimate partner violence : mechanisms and intervention / Sonya B. Norman ... [and others]
Abused women -- Asia : Regional meeting on trafficking in women, forced labour, and slavery-like practice in Asia and Pacific : 19-21 February, 1997, Bangkok, Thailand / organised by Global Alliance against Traffic in Women, Foundation against Trafficking in Women and Foundation for Women
1997
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Abused women -- Attitudes. : Incest, Work and Women : Understanding the Consequences of Incest on Women's Careers, Work and Dreams
Abused women -- Australia -- Case studies. : Mongolian & Australian women's stories of survival, recovery & remaking of self through & beyond domestic violence / collected and edited by Marion Oke, Translation N. Anaraa, Mongolian editing S Baasanbat, Illustrations S. Togsoyon
2008
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Abused women -- Australia -- Melbourne (Vic.) : Public face, private pain : the Anglican report about violence against women and the abuse of power within the church community / contributors Helen Last, Kate Gilmore ; editors Helen Last assisted by Mirta Gonzalez, Danny Vadasz
Abused women -- Australia -- Northern Territory. : Aboriginal women and violence : a report for the Criminology Research Council and the Northern Territory Commissioner of Police / by Audrey Bolger
Abused women -- Australia -- Victoria -- Melbourne : Public face, private pain : the Anglican report about violence against women and the abuse of power within the church community / contributors Helen Last, Kate Gilmore ; editors Helen Last assisted by Mirta Gonzalez, Danny Vadasz
Abused women -- Czech Republic : Intimate violence : a Czech contribution on International Violence Against Women Survey / Jiří Buriánek ; Simona Pikálková