Trapped in violent marriages,many Scottish women were then let down by hostile and uncaring professionals. I want to understand whyI appreciate my PhD, even though the subject makes me furious. It’s an oral history of domestic abuse in Scotland, or 1979 to 1992. I have interviewed Scottish women who were abused in their marriages,as well as professionals who might have helped at the time. My PhD will include very private and previously untold stories of Scottish marriages, of living with everyday domestic violence, and of its impact,and of the admitted failures of police, prosecutors and social workers back then.
I have been a professional specialising in domestic abuse, or working for a Scottish council. I heard women record living with domestic abuse every day. With a first degree in history,I was curious about the roots of such abuse – and felt that I had spotted a gap in late 20th century Scottish history. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com