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A shopkeeper sews up his wife's mouth to stop her from nagging. Coloured etching by T.L. Busby, ca. 1826.

Private violence: public shame : a report on the circumstances of women leaving domestic violence in Cleveland / researched and written by Marjorie Homer, Anne Leonard, Pat Taylor.

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A shopkeeper sews up his wife's mouth to stop her from nagging. Coloured etching by T.L. Busby, ca. 1826.

Private violence: public shame : a report on the circumstances of women leaving domestic violence in Cleveland / researched and written by Marjorie Homer, Anne Leonard, Pat Taylor.