Rape crisis movement
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The Rape Crisis Movement began in the 1970s when activists and members of counter-culture began to openly confront or breaking the silence on the issue of
History
Before the 1970s rape was used to control and undermine women. During the time of slavery, African American enslaved women were legally allowed to be raped by white men. Even after slavery ended, sexual violence was a tactic used to keep the African American population from gaining civil rights or political power.
Once the Civil War ended and slaves were freed with the right to vote and own land society began to be particularly violent. Mobs burned churches, raped Black women, and much more. Following this in 1866, the Ku Klux Klan raped, lynched, and oppressed the Black communities.
During the
In the early 1970s the Rape Crisis Movement was conceptualized and promoted by women focused on the experiences of rape victims. Leftist activists and members of counter-culture were among the first to join the movement. Early goals of the movement included disrupting and changing social norms that promoted the oppression of women and violence against them and the creation of a support network that engendered fear and blame free environments where women were safe to join a process of self and mutual aid.
In 1974 the
Legislation
Changes: Many states reformed their laws to redefine the consequences of rape
Rape Shield Laws: The enactment of rape
See also
- Anti-rape movement
- Rape crisis centre
- Rape crisis centers in the United States
- Sexual harassment
- International Violence Against Women Act
References
- ISBN 0 415 11401 2.
- ^ "History of the Rape Crisis Movement". California Coalition Against Sexual Assault. 2 November 2009.
- ^ Collins, Barbara; Whalen, Mary (Jan 1989). "The Rape Crisis Movement: Radical or Reformist?". Social Work. 34 (1): 61.
- ^ Frohmann, Lisa, and Elizabeth Mertz. "Legal Reform and Social Construction: Violence, Gender, and the Law." Law & Social Inquiry 19.4 (1994): 829-851.