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Susan Brownmiller discusses her book “Waverly Place” and the Lisa Steinberg child abuse case of 1987

BROADCAST: Mar. 1, 1989 | DURATION: 00:45:59

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Synopsis

Author Susan Brownmiller discusses and reads from her book “Waverly Place”, a fictional story heavily inspired by the Lisa Steinberg child abuse case of 1987. Brownmiller discusses the details of the case and how domestic abuse, law enforcement, and the judicial system affected the outcome of this case. Studs plays "She Sits on the Table" - Tom Paxton (1980).