The Ontario Rural Woman Abuse Study (ORWAS), final report

Acknowledgements

A special thank you to all the women in rural Ontario who kindly shared their lived experiences with us.  Without their stories, this report would not be possible.

FINAL REPORT

I was tired of trying
OR WAS until …
I was sure no one heard my cries,
OR WAS until …
I was beginning to think I was all alone
OR WAS until …
I was feeling bad about talking to people,
OR WAS until …
I was thinking I had no value,
OR WAS until …

ONTARIO RURAL WOMAN ABUSE STUDY

(ORWAS)

Prose by Donna Mann

(ORWAS -- Grey-Bruce Community Researcher)