shelter for battered women

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• battered women's shelter — institution providing shelter for women physically abused by their spouses …   English contemporary dictionary

• shelter — shel|ter1 [ˈʃeltə US ər] n [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: Perhaps from sheltron group of fighting soldiers protected by shields (11 16 centuries), from Old English scieldtruma, from scield shield + truma group of soldiers ] 1.) [U] a place to live,… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• Women's shelter — Pringle Patric House, one of the first women s domestic violence shelter in the United States, built in 1877 A women s shelter is a place of temporary refuge and support for women escaping violent or abusive situations, such as rape, and domestic …   Wikipedia

• battered — adjective 1 old and in bad condition: a battered old suitcase 2 battered women/children etc women or children who have been violently treated by their husbands or fathers: a shelter for battered wives …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• shelter — 1. noun /ˈʃɛltə,ˈʃɛltɚ/ a) A refuge, haven or other cover or protection from something b) An institution that provides temporary housing for homeless …   Wiktionary

• Convicted Women Against Abuse — (CWAA) is the first inmate initiated and inmate led group in the United States prison system and is located at the California Institution for Women (CIW) in Chino, CA. This group provides a setting for incarcerated women to share their past… …   Wikipedia

• Violence against women — is a technical term used to collectively refer to violent acts that are primarily or exclusively committed against women. Similar to a hate crime, this type of violence targets a specific group with the victim s gender as a primary motive. The… …   Wikipedia

• Emergency shelter — Emergency shelters are places (such as Najidah ) for people to live temporarily when they can t live in their previous residence, similar to homeless shelters. The main difference is that an emergency shelter typically specializes in people… …   Wikipedia

• Domestic violence in Argentina — Part of a series on Violence against women …   Wikipedia

• The House of Ruth Maryland — [http://www.hruth.org] is a non profit organization that was established in 1977. It is headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland. The organization provides services for women and there children who are victims of Domestic Violence. Funding for House… …   Wikipedia

• Mothers Off Duty — (M.O.D.) is a nonprofit, 501(c) (3) women s organization, founded in 1991 in the belief that the duties of motherhood extend beyond the immediate family. The group describes the core of the non profit s mission as [aiding] in the prevention of… …   Wikipedia