Violence against women has been going on for centuries leading back to the 19th century. Its not something that just had an up rise over the years. Its an issue that been occurring world wide. People have different views on why women get abused. Traditional views, cultural and religious reason sometimes. Men being superior to women and viewing them as objects. Leading back to the 1867, violence against women was a normal harmless thing to society. Wife beating was added to The Common Law(. Common Law- The body of English as adopted and modified a separately by the different states of the US and by the federal government according to dictionary.com. Men had the right to beat their wives in the Common Law that was passed during this time period (What is the Role of A Social Worker). Domestic Violence was considered normal as long as it was behind closed door. Domestic violence is one of the major abuse among women .Women get abused by their partners. Its usually goes unseen and some women wont report the ones they love or are to scared to take any action. One in every four women will go through domestic violence in their life time as stated in the Article DomesticVoilenceFactSheet.