Debbie Lee

Debbie Lee is deeply committed to advocating on behalf of battered women and improving the health care system’s response to domestic and intimate partner violence. Although she does not describe herself as a founder of this aspect of the women’s health movement, Debbie has done an enormous amount to prevent violence and aid battered women. An activist for domestic violence prevention for over 20 years, Debbie is currently the Managing Director of the Family Violence Prevention Fund, which works to prevent violence within the home and in the community, to help those whose lives are devastated by violence, and to realize every individual’s right to live free of violence. In her work, Debbie emphasizes the ties between violence against women and promotion of women’s health. The Fund has been effective at including women from all backgrounds (including immigrant women) in its outreach and education work, and has led the way with national education campaigns that have changed attitudes about this important issue. In addition to her work at the Fund, Debbie also co-founded the San Francisco Asian Women’s Shelter, and directs the National Health Initiative on Domestic Violence. See: www.endabuse.org.
September 2005