Last year, the Washington-based Violence Policy Center ranked Georgia the sixth highest in the nation for the rate of women killed by men.
To address that statistic, advocates against sexual assault and domestic violence turned out at the Georgia Capitol today for stop violence against women day.
Barbara Maples escaped her abusive marriage with the help of anti-domestic violence pamphlets that were smuggled to her by her children.
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