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The story of Jane : the legendary underground feminist abortion service

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  • Running Time: 10:31 hrs
    Narrator: Tavia Gilbert
    Publisher:
    Blackstone Audio, 2019
    Note: This book was purchased with support from the Government of Canada's Social Development Partnerships Program - Disability Component.
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    Running Time: 10:31 hrs
    Narrator: Tavia Gilbert
    Publisher:
    BC Libraries Cooperative, 2024
    Note:  This book was produced with support from the Government of Canada's Social Development Partnerships Program - Disability Component.

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  • Author: Kaplan, Laura
    Contributor: Gilbert, Tavia
    Date:
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    2019
    Summary:

    First published in 1997, The Story of Jane recounts the evolution of Jane, the underground group in Chicago that performed abortion services before the procedure was legalized. An extraordinary history by one of its members, this is the first account of Jane's evolution, the conflicts within the group, and the impact its work had both on the women it helped and the members themselves. This book stands as a compelling testament to a woman's most essential freedom-control over her own body-and to the power of women helping women. A movie based on the book, titled This is Jane, is being produced by Amazon Studios, with Michelle Williams attached to star.

    Original Publisher: Ashland, Or., Blackstone Audio
    Language(s): English
    ISBN: 9781982613471, 1982613475