Sociology
DOI: 10.1177/097152159800500204

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South Asian Women's experiences with gender-based violence were documented and supported by women's organizations.

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Acknowledgements: I would like to thank all the South Asian Women who participated in my research and the following South Asian Women’s Organisations: Sakhi for South Asian Women, SEWAA (Service and Education for Women Against Abuse), Apna Ghar, Maitri and Sneha. Without their support this work would not be possible. I am grateful to Kanta Khipple and Usha Ari for sharing their home with me on my trips to Chicago and Philadelphia.

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ABRAHAM, M. Speaking the unspeakable. Indian Journal of Gender Studies, 1998, 5: 215–241.