Mistreatment of Women

     I came across an article about a women named Laticia and how she got abused by a man named Lamar. The story tells about how Laticia and Lamar were together for years and things were great. He provided for her and protected her but then one day things started to change and he became controlling and abusive. He would make threats to her about leaving and she tried to do as she was told to keep him happy. When she did finally called the Philadelphia Domestic Violence Hotline for admission to Women Against Abuse’s shelter they told her that they had no beds available. She was forced to sleep on the streets and return to Lamar just for food and shelter. Finally, Laticia was admitted into WAA's emergency shelter. There she was able to recover from exhaustion and the abuse. They also helped her with financial assistance so that she could become self-efficient.
     I think that this story is very moving and inspirational. No women should have to go through physical or mental abuse from any men. I think that it's a little repulsing that she was turned away when she first tried getting help from the Philadelphia Domestic Violence Hotline because it forced her to go back to Lamar. The site that provided me with this story also has stories of other women who have gone through abusive situations like this one. This relates back to "The Waiting Years" and the lack of education of young women and the abuse that resulted from it.

http://www.womenagainstabuse.org/index.php/hear-our-stories/survivor-stories/laticias-story