The Victims' Movement may well have received a primary impetus when a group of radical feminists met in New York in 1971 at a "speak-out" workshop. These women examined the social, legal, and psychological issues associated with rape and vowed to take action to change the culture's and legal system's attitude toward rape and rape victims. Because the Women's Movement demonstrated how sexual assault victims have been held responsible for their victimization, the public and the criminal justice system were prepared to look at the criminal justice system's response to other crime victims. Rape crisis centers, begun as a grassroots effort by women to provide rape victims with appropriate services, have been models for crime victim advocacy and services.