Wisconsin Coalition Against Domestic Violence Records, 1977-1999

Biography/History

The Wisconsin Coalition Against Domestic Violence (WCADV) is a statewide membership organization of battered women, domestic abuse programs, and individuals committed to ending domestic violence. Originally founded as the Wisconsin Coalition Against Woman Abuse in 1977, it became affiliated with the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence the following year and changed its name to the WCADV in 1986.