Violence perpetrated by intimate partners (intimate partner violence, IPV hereinafter) is prevalent, and often recurrent, in women's lives (Straus & Gelles, 1990; Tjaden & Thoennes, 2000). Gaining information about lifetime IPV is crucial to assess the cumulative effects of IPV on women's well-being over the life course. This study compared two methods of collecting data regarding lifetime experience of IPV: the Life History Calendar (LHC) method (Freedman, Thornton, Camburn, Alwin, & Young-DeMarco, 1988) and a commonly used structured interview using behavior-specific questions. The LHC method combines a visual calendar with a semistructured interview schedule to help the respondents gain better access to long-term memory.