Laura Kaplan - The Story of Jane: The Legendary Underground Feminist Abortion Service
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The Story of Janeis a piece of womens history in step with feminist theory demanding that women tell their own stories. It serves to remind people of an important and often overlooked moment in the womens rights movement.Seattle Weekly
Laura KaplansThe Story of Janeis the first book to chronicle this controversial sliver of history, and it is a fascinating, if partisan, close-up of the group.Newsday
[Kaplan] draws on her personal recollections and interviews with Jane members and clients and the doctors who performed the abortions to provide a well-written, detailed history of this radical group.Publishers Weekly
Weaving together the voices and memories of her former co-workers, Kaplan recounts how the group initially focused on counseling women and helping them find reliable, reasonably priced doctors....Kaplans account of this remarkable story recaptures the political idealism of the early 70s...23 years after Roe vs. Wade, the issues and memories raised by the books are close and all too relevant.K Kaufmann,San Francisco Chronicle
Laura KaplansThe Story of Janeis the first book to chronicle this controversial sliver of history, and it is a fascinating, if partisan, close-up of the group....The Story of Janesucceeds on the steam of Kaplans gripping subject and her moving belief in the power of small-scale change.Cynthia Leive,New York Newsday
During the four years before the Supreme Courts Roe v. Wade decision legalized abortion in 1973, the 100 members of Jane helped some 11,000 women end their pregnancies....There is more in this remarkable book that will further raise eyebrows....Kaplans engrossing tales of the quiet courage of the women who risked their reputations and freedom to help others may remind many readers of other kinds of outlaws who have resisted tyranny throughout history.Chicago Sun-Times
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