What Two Can Do
Sam & Mandy Stellman's Crusade for Social Justice

A Milwaukee couple who helped revolutionize sexual assault laws and change sexist attitudes share their tactics and strategies for effective reforms in a new biography.

Sam and Mandy Stellman battled for social justice in many arenas, from the "Dear Abby" column to the state capitol. They are the subject of a new book called What Two Can Do: Sam & Mandy Stellman's Crusade for Social Justice by Chris Roerden. Mandy Stellman, an attorney, fought for legal change, while her husband, Sam, director of the University of Wisconsin Criminal Justice Institute, pioneered "deprogramming" for men who beat women.

"With her eye on the law, Mandy combatted sexism and helped women find justice in an unjust society," says Gene Boyer, national president of the Jewish Women's Coalition. "With his eye on social service, Sam combatted violence and helped men find empathy and control in a macho society. Together and separately they helped make this planet a better, safer, more rational place for both men and women."

The book chronicles the couple's roots in Toronto, Ontario as well as their later work in New York, Ohio and Wisconsin. It also tells the story of Mandy's persistent work with rape victims in the legal system and Sam's courageous efforts to change the attitudes and behavior of the police, rapists and sexual abusers during an era when these attitudes were not viewed as unacceptable by everyone.

The author, Chris Roerden, is a professional book editor with her own business in Greensboro, North Carolina, who was deeply involved for decades in the struggle for women's rights.

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