480 Codorus Street: Surviving Unpredictability

In the 1940’s and the 1950’s men ruled the home in a much different way then households are ruled today. Domestic Violence and marital issues arose. The police stayed clear. If the police did happen to be called on the scene nothing happened because they believed a mans home was his castle and anything or anyone in it was his property. Sandra watched her father beat and mentally abuse her mother with no recourse, She vowed to never fall victim to the abuse she witnessed as a child. Sandra broke that vow as she fell victim and experienced the things she witnessed as a child.