Alice Miller, psychologist/writer (The Drama of the Gifted Child, Breaking Down the Wall of Silence, The Body Never Lies, The Truth Will Set You Free, etc.):  child abuse

• Alice Miller: Breaking Down the Wall of Silence

 

 

Eve Ensler, activist, writer ((The Vagina Monologues, Necessary Targets, The Good Body, Insecure at Last, I Am an Emotional Creature) and activist (V-Day):  child abuse and incest

• Eve Ensler: Until the Violence Stops
• Eve Ensler’s New Play: O.P.C. [Obsessive Political Correctness]
• Happy Birthday, Eve Ensler!
• V-Girls: I AM AN EMOTIONAL CREATURE by Eve Ensler

 

 

Tyler Perry, comedy/writer (Don’t Make a Black Woman Take Off Her Earrings), producer (Diary of a Mad Black Woman, Precious/PUSH, Madea’s Family Reunion, I Can Do Bad All By Myself):  child abuse

• Sense of Humor: Get Yourself Some Madea Going On!
• PUSH/Precious: Nominated for Six Oscars!
• Review: Tyler Perry’s MADEA’S BIG HAPPY FAMILY in Seattle
• Happy 40th Birthday, Tyler Perry: I Can Do Bad All by Myself

 

Gloria Steinem, feminist/writer/Ms. Magazine (Revolution from Within: A Book of Self-Esteem, Outrageous Acts and Everyday Rebellions):  child abuse

• Gloria Steinem: Outrageous Acts and Everyday Rebellions
• Ms. Foundation: Outrageous Acts Campaign

 

Tina Turner, singer/actress (I, Tina):  child abuse and neglect; domestic violence (Ike Turner)

• Tina Turner: My Shining Star

 

Jenny Sullivan Sanford, former First Lady of South Carolina/heiress/investment banker/author of Staying True:  emotional abuse

 

 

Joe Torre, major league baseball player and coach (Chasing the Dream, Joe Torre’s Ground Rules for Winners):  Safe at Home Foundation, Coach Boys into Men campaign, Founding Fathers:  child abuse (his father was a NYC police officer)

• Joe Torre: “Coach Boys into Men”

 

Marie C. Wilson: The White House Project & She Source

 

Seneca Falls:  Have We Come a Long Way, Baby?

Elizabeth Cady Stanton was passionate about equality.  She refused to utter the word “obey” in her marriage vows.  She edited the Declaration of Independence to read:  “All men and women are created equal. . .”  Her first sentiment addressed domestic violence.