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"Violence against women ... is a leading cause of
injury for American women between the ages of 15 and 54, but it can
happen at any age." -- U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services, Office
on Women's Health
Women Against a Violent Environment (WAVE)
was initiated in 1989 to increase public awareness of the murders of
Rochester, NY area women. WAVE's objectives were to raise individual
consciousness so that the murders, assaults and rapes of females in
our community did not occur unnoticed; to empower women and girls; and
to stop this violence. We must recognize that all women are at risk.
The following articles were written while the task force was
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