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Women against Abortion: Inside the Largest Moral Reform Movement of the Twentieth Century
Karissa Haugeberg
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Description for Women against Abortion: Inside the Largest Moral Reform Movement of the Twentieth Century
Hardback. Series: Women in American History. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; JFMX; JFSJ1; MBNH4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887. .
Women from remarkably diverse religious, social, and political backgrounds made up the rank-and-file of anti-abortion activism. Empowered by--yet in many cases scared of--the changes wrought by feminism, they founded grassroots groups, developed now-familiar strategies and tactics, and gave voice to the movement's moral and political dimensions. Drawing on oral histories and interviews with prominent figures, Karissa Haugeberg examines American women 's fight against abortion. Beginning in the 1960s, she looks at Marjory Mecklenburg's attempt to shift the attention of anti-abortion leaders from the rights of fetuses to the needs of pregnant women. Moving forward she traces the grassroots work of ... Read more
Women from remarkably diverse religious, social, and political backgrounds made up the rank-and-file of anti-abortion activism. Empowered by--yet in many cases scared of--the changes wrought by feminism, they founded grassroots groups, developed now-familiar strategies and tactics, and gave voice to the movement's moral and political dimensions. Drawing on oral histories and interviews with prominent figures, Karissa Haugeberg examines American women 's fight against abortion. Beginning in the 1960s, she looks at Marjory Mecklenburg's attempt to shift the attention of anti-abortion leaders from the rights of fetuses to the needs of pregnant women. Moving forward she traces the grassroots work of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
Series
Women in American History
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
Baltimore, United States
ISBN
9780252040962
SKU
V9780252040962
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About Karissa Haugeberg
Karissa Haugeberg is an assistant professor of history at Tulane University. She edits the Newcomb College Institute's Journal for Research on Women and Gender.
Reviews for Women against Abortion: Inside the Largest Moral Reform Movement of the Twentieth Century
"Excellent."
The New York Review of Books "[A] compelling and original study."
Legal History "Haugeberg's story is an important one. Her book tells the gut-wrenching story of deteriorating abortion access from a new, absolutely essential, perspective."
Reviews in American History "Women Against Abortion is a much-needed corrective that will surely inspire important additional work ... Read more
The New York Review of Books "[A] compelling and original study."
Legal History "Haugeberg's story is an important one. Her book tells the gut-wrenching story of deteriorating abortion access from a new, absolutely essential, perspective."
Reviews in American History "Women Against Abortion is a much-needed corrective that will surely inspire important additional work ... Read more