Father-Daughter Rape

By Elizabeth Ward

Book Overview

Father-Daughter Rape appears at the very moment when the nation's headlines report widespread sexual child abuse. It is an impassioned outcry that shatters the conspiracy of silence of the "incest... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0394620321
• ISBN13: 9780394620329
• Release Date: August 1985
• Publisher: Grove Press
• Length: 247 Pages
• Weight: 0.77 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Father-Daughter Rape

A very interesting, well-written, and thorough analysis of sexual abuse, written from a feminist perspective. Elizabeth Ward calls sexual abuse/incest, "Father-Daughter Rape", to convey the serious and severe nature of sexual abuse committed against female children by men, who are in a position of power over them, and have long-term access to repeat the offense. This book is about abuse by fathers, stepfathers, brothers, grandfathers, uncles, etc. The word rape is used to define all sexual offenses. Elizabeth encourages taking action and speaking out to end rape. Particularly beautiful was the section on mothers and daughters bonding together in the fight to end rape. She did an exquisite job expressing the feelings of the survivors.