Women of Color and the Reproductive Rights Movement

Name: Women of Color and the Reproductive Rights Movement
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ISBN: 9780814758274

ISBN-10: 0814758274

ISBN-13: 9780814758274

Edition: 2003

Authors: Jennifer Nelson

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View the Table of Contents .nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;Read the Introduction . "Nelson presents the tip of the iceberg of the history of the involvement of women of color, specifically, African-American women and Latinas in the movements for rights."Conscience "This book is an important contribution to the growing reexamination of the women's health movement. This is a useful book, an interesting book, a book that tells our history."Politics, Social Movements, and The State While most people believe that the movement to secure voluntary reproductive control for women centered solely on abortion rights, for many women abortion was not the only, or even primary, focus. "A valuable contribution."…

Book details

List price: $30.00
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: New York University Press
Publication date: 10/1/2003
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 225
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.45" tall
Weight: 0.726
Language: English

Jennifer Nelson is Director of the Women’s and Gender Studies Program at the University of Redlands (CA).



Acknowledgments


Introduction: From Abortion to Reproductive Rights



"Let's hear it from the real experts": Feminism and the Early Abortion Rights Movement



"An act of valor for a woman need not take place inside of her": Black Women, Feminism, and Reproductive Rights



"An instrument of genocide": The Black Nationalist Campaign against Birth Control



"Abortions under community control": Feminism, Nationalism, and the Politics of Reproduction among New York City's Young Lords



Race, Class, and Sexuality: Reproductive Rights and the Campaign for an Inclusive Feminism


Conclusion


Notes


Index


About the Author