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  Dr. Patricia Easteal
 I am an expatriate North American academic who has lived in
I have done extensive media (radio, television, and print) and have extensive teaching and public speaking experience. I'm quite well known in
(For a list of Patricia's other books, click here)
Louise McOrmond-Plummer
 I'm a 39 year-old Australian woman with an Associate Diploma in Welfare Studies (La Trobe University, Victoria, 1996). I am also a survivor of domestic violence and partner rape. In my early 20's, I embraced anti-rape activism, and have remained committed to this cause for 17 years. University enabled me to study domestic violence - most particularly focusing on rape as a feature. As I studied, I had opportunities to work with survivors of rape and domestic violence in a professional setting.
My volunteer activities include: Training and working as a court-supporter for battered women; helping run a support group for survivors of rape; fundraising and organizing Australian National Day of Action Against Sexual Assault; emceeing and assisting in organizing Reclaim the Night marches; public speaking on sexual assault via these and other activities; drafting emails for a mailing list set up to combat inaccurate media representations of sexual assault; maintaining a website, Aphrodite Wounded, as a support resource for girls and
women raped by partners.
Photo Credit: Simon Groves 2005
I also co-moderate a large and thriving survivor message-board, Pandora's Aquarium.
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