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Britain's first women's refuge
In 1971 the first refuge for women escaping domestic violence opened in Britain.
Witness speaks to one young mother who suffered years of abuse before finding safety in the Chiswick Women's Aid refuge.
Photo: An overcrowded refuge for battered women in Chiswick, west London. (Evening Standard/Getty Images).
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In 1971 the first refuge for women escaping domestic violence opened in Britain.
Witness speaks to one young mother who suffered years of abuse before finding safety in the Chiswick Women's Aid refuge.
Photo: An overcrowded refuge for battered women in Chiswick, west London. (Evening Standard/Getty Images).
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