June Education Night: The Fight for Abortion in the 1970s
Before the abortion clinic bombings of the nineties, before the anti-feminist political backlash of the eighties, before the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision, feminists fought for abortion both covertly and publicly. Some through organizing mutual aid networks like the Jane Collective, while others in legal challenges against state abortion prohibitions like Women Versus Connecticut.
On our education night for June we’ll discuss these important groups and how feminist resistance of the past can inform present and future struggles. It will take place on Tuesday, June 7 at 7pm (CT) on zoom. Our two readings are:
Genevieve Carlton, “Inside The Jane Collective, The Underground Abortion Network That Helped Thousands Of Chicago Women Before Roe V. Wade,” All That’s Interesting (2022).
Women Versus Connecticut, “Women vs. Connecticut Organizing Pamphlet” hosted by History is a Weapon (1970).
If you can’t read the text before the meeting, we’d still love to have you! Someone will summarize the readings and there’ll be time during the meeting for skimming the works. Register now!
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