Category: WOAR History

1978

Rape Prosecution Unit is implemented in District Attorney’s Office. WOAR sponsors four-day national conference on … Read more

1977

WOAR published a position paper calling for structural changes in the District Attorney’s Office and … Read more

1976

State legislature passes bill making survivor’s prior sexual history inadmissible in court (rape shield). With … Read more

1975

WOAR participated in the formation of the Pennsylvania Coalition Against Rape.

1974

DA’s Office and Police Department accept proposals from WOAR for treatment of rape victims/survivors. WOAR’s … Read more

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