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Chapter 4: TERF Wars

The Witch Trials of J.K. Rowling

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Women and Domestic Violence in the 70s and 80s

The shelter not only gave women a safe refuge, but it also raised awareness of how often these things were happening. And that paved the way for real changes in law enforcement and social services. Protecting women from both partner violence and the poverty that could befall them if they tried to leave their husbands became a primary focus of British feminism throughout Rowling's youth.

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