\t\t\t<p>In the supposedly enlightened \u201960s and \u201970s, violence against women was widespread. It wasn\u2019t talked about, and women had few, if any, options to escape their abusers. Yet in 1973 \u2014 with no statistics, no money and little public support \u2014 five disparate groups of Canadian women quietly opened Canada\u2019s first battered women\u2019s shelters. Today, there are well over 600.<\/p>
\n\t\t\t<p>In Runaway Wives and Rogue Feminists, journalist Margo Goodhand tracks down the \u201crogue feminists\u201d whose work forged an underground railway for women and children, weaving their stories into an unforgettable \u2014 and until now untold \u2014 history.<\/p>
\n\t\t\t<p>As they lobbied for funding, scrounged for furniture and fended off outraged husbands, these women marked a defining moment in Canadian history, triggering monumental changes in government, schools, courts and law enforcement. But was it enough to stop the cycle of violence? Forty years later, these pioneers describe how and why Canada has lost its ground in the battle for women\u2019s rights.<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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