Welcome to SheKos! SheKos is a diary series for all Kossacks to explore issues related to feminism, women's history, and equality. We seek to find solutions within and beyond the Democratic Party to improve the lives of women -- and men -- regardless of race, sexual orientation, or economic status. We believe that women's rights are human rights and human rights are women's rights.
This is my second SheKos diary dealing with domestic violence. The first examined as an overview the disturbing phenomenon of murders of women by their intimate partners, analyzing statistics, facts, and figures provided by U.S. agencies and organizations. This diary takes a more personal, case-study approach to the same topic.