Her Wits about Her: Self-defense Success Stories by WomenDenise Caignon, Gail Groves Her Wits About Her offers the vibrant, empowering message that women can fight back, and do so effectively. Common media stories often reinforce the myth that women are helpless and should not defend themselves. Yet current research shows that women who resist do get away and often escape injury. |
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... window , to look out and contem- plate a conversation I had just had with a parent . My windows were open and when I turned around , the father of this child was standing in my window with a .38 pointed at my face . I panicked inside ...
... window , to look out and contem- plate a conversation I had just had with a parent . My windows were open and when I turned around , the father of this child was standing in my window with a .38 pointed at my face . I panicked inside ...
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... window up to his waist . The sound I heard was the window sticking . He couldn't get his body completely inside . He said , " I have a knife . Be quiet ! " Every ounce of my being wanted that knife away from me . My hands reached for ...
... window up to his waist . The sound I heard was the window sticking . He couldn't get his body completely inside . He said , " I have a knife . Be quiet ! " Every ounce of my being wanted that knife away from me . My hands reached for ...
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... windows ; in the wintertime , we covered them with plastic , so there really wasn't much protection , and the dog didn ... window into the house , I went ahead and pulled the trigger . There was no way I was going to let him come into my ...
... windows ; in the wintertime , we covered them with plastic , so there really wasn't much protection , and the dog didn ... window into the house , I went ahead and pulled the trigger . There was no way I was going to let him come into my ...
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