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SUMMARY:Jenny Brown presents Without Apology: The Abortion Struggle Now
DESCRIPTION:From Malaprop’s Bookstore/Cafe : \nWith an anti-abortion majority on the Supreme Court and several states attempting to outlaw abortion altogether\, many activists are on the defensive\, hoping to hold on to reproductive rights in a few places and cases. This spirited book shows how feminism can start winning again. Jenny Brown uncovers a century of legal abortion in the United States until 1873\, recalls women’s experiences in the illegal days\, and shows how the women’s liberation movement of the 1960s really won abortion rights. She draws inspiration and lessons from the radicals of Redstockings\, the Army of Three\, and the Jane Collective\, putting together a road map for today’s organizers from the black feminist argument for reproductive justice\, the successful fight to make the morning-after pill available over the counter\, and the recent mass movement to repeal Ireland’s abortion ban. Brown argues that politically conservative nonprofits have been setting the agenda\, emphasizing rare tragic cases and relying on the rhetoric of choice and privacy. Instead\, it is time to return to the fundamental ideas that won legal abortion in the first place: Women publicly telling the full truth of their own experience\, demanding repeal of all abortion restrictions\, and showing how abortion and birth control are the key demands in the struggle for women’s freedom. \nJenny Brown was a leader in the fight to get the morning-after pill over the counter in the US and a plaintiff in the winning lawsuit. She is co-author of the Redstockings book Women’s Liberation and National Health Care: Confronting the Myth of America. While editor at Labor Notes magazine\, she coauthored How to Jump-Start Your Union: Lessons from the Chicago Teachers. She writes\, teaches\, and organizes with the feminist group National Women’s Liberation and is the author of Birth Strike: The Hidden Fight over Women’s Work. \nThis event is free and open to the public. We ask that you purchase the books you want to be signed at our events from Malaprop’s. When you do this you are not only supporting the work it takes to run an events program\, you are also telling the publishers that they should keep sending authors here. Can’t make it to the store for the event? Call us or order the book on our website in advance\, and we’ll get it signed for you. Make sure you write your preferences in the comments if you purchase online.
URL:https://womensliberation.org/event/jenny-brown-presents-without-apology-the-abortion-struggle-now/
LOCATION:Malaprop’s Bookstore/Cafe\, 55 Haywood St\, Asheville\, NC\, 28801
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