WGS 101 Chapter Notes - Chapter 11/13: Acquaintance Rape

• School: University of Oregon
• Department: Women's and Gender Studies
• Course: WGS 101
• Professor: Bufalino, Jamie

Document Summary

Rape crisis movement especially important for african american women since post-slavery, rape used to keep them down. Sojourner truth first women to connect black oppression and women"s oppression. Led to formation of black women"s club movement in late 1890s. Later establishment of national coalition against domestic violence and other national organizations. More women joined mid-1970s when women who fought back and killed their attackers were sent to jail. Rape crisis centers start in 1972 berkeley, boston, philly and dc. White women began helping with the centers, which caused the rape crisis movement to be seen as a white women"s movement. Tensions increased as women of color had to fight their way into the rape crisis movement. Woman supported by friends would confront rapists in public. Descriptions of rapists in newspapers, and suspicion toward police. Self-defense classes and take back the night marches. In 1980s, anti-rape education began in universities.