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Just a few years before Sandra founded the first shelter in California, Erin Pizzey had opened the first refuge in the world in Chiswick, England. Below are some of Erin’s reflections on her original vision for the shelter movement and how it could provide truly effective help for couples and families.
Excerpts from “Domestic Violence Is Not A Gender Issue”
© 2006 Erin Pizzey
Because from the beginning, I was aware that domestic violence was not a gender issue, I opened a refuge for men in North London that closed for lack of support and funding. I was aware that of the first hundred women who came into the refuge sixty-two were as violent or in some cases, more violent than the men they left behind. I wrote up my findings in ‘A Comparative Study of Battered Women and Violence-Prone Women‘ as yet unpublished.
… In the refuge, I found I was facing two different problems: Some women were indeed ‘Innocent victims of their partner’s viole • Greg Ellis: In this episode inom talk with the founder of the very first victims of domestic abuse shelter in the world. This week, Erin Pizzey is The Respondent. Ah, what an absolute pleasure to see you and finally meet you. How are you? Erin Pizzey: Alright. I'm doing well. I’ve been very locked up as everybody is. GE: Yes. EP: And you know, I've finished your book. And I'm still recovering, it’s given me nightmares. I’m the one individ that you can talk to who knows this history. For 50 years I've been dealing with it. What is shocking is that I've never yet komma across a woman that's been that vengeful, that she would have you dragged out and manacled in front of your children. You know, the rest of it, yes, there are the stories, but it was just, it really shocked me. GE: It was it was the förkroppsligande of surreal I have to tell you Erin. It was surreal to be in my own home, and felt like I knew my rights, and • British activist (born 1939) Erin Pizzey CBE Pizzey interviewed in 2016 Erin Patria Margaret Carney Qingdao, Republic of China Jack Pizzey Jeff Shapiro Erin Patria Margaret PizzeyCBE (;[2] born 19 February 1939) is a British activist and novelist[3][4][5][6][7]
The Respondent
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Erin Pizzey
Born
(1939-02-19) 19 February 1939 (age 86)Nationality British Alma mater Cheikh Anta Diop University Occupation Writer Years active 1971–present Organisation Chiswick Women's Aid Known for Establishing the world's first domestic violence shelters, founding the charity Refuge[1] Notable work Scream Quietly or the Neighbours Will Hear,
Prone to ViolenceSpouses Children 2, including Amos Pizzey