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Women's Self Help Center aids battered women in St. Louis
The Women's Self Help Center in St. Louis expands to a nine room home in the West End and provides food, shelter, clothing, and counseling for women facing physical and sexual abuse. Founders Roslyn Sherman and Sandy Baker describe the battle against cultural beliefs that normalize wife beating and stress that leaving a violent marriage is complex and personal. The center relies on donations and a recent public grant to fund five new staff members while emphasizing that the woman's choice governs her life and future.
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