Table of Contents
Preface ix
A Note on Methodology xiii
Introduction 3
1 There Is Something Special in Duluth 13
2 A Brief History of Feminist Organizing in the Twin Ports 31
3 Program for Aid to Victims of Sexual Assault 53
4 The Women's Coalition for Battered Women/Safe Haven Shelter and Resource Center 76
5 Domestic Abuse Intervention Project and Praxis International 99
6 Women's Health Center and the Building for Women 122
7 Northcountry Women's Coffeehouse 143
8 Center Against Sexual and Domestic Abuse 158
9 Women's Transitional Housing Coalition/Women's Community Development Organization and Women in Construction 172
10 Mending the Sacred Hoop 196
11 Aurora: A Northland Lesbian Center 214
12 American Indian Community Housing Organization 228
13 Lessons Learned 253
Conclusion 259
Timeline of Events 267
Notes 273
Sources 299
Index 305