Learn about the Abortion Counseling Service of the Chicago Women’s Liberation Union (JANE):
“The Greatest Abortion Story Ever Told,” article (probably with byline “Jane”) in The Chicago Reader, ca. 1970
“Abortion: A Decade of Debate,” op-ed by Judith Arcana in the Chicago Sun-Times, January 23, 1983
Chicago Women’s Liberation Union, cwluherstory.org
The Story of Jane, book by Laura Kaplan, Pantheon 1995 [at independent bookstores + Powells and Amazon]
Jane: An Abortion Service, 1995, 57 minute video documentary by Nell Lundy and Kate Kirtz [now available on dvd – contact: ]
Jane: Abortion and the Underground, play by Paula Kamen, 1999 [paulakamen.com]
Words of Choice, theater piece by Cindy Cooper; touring US cities since 2001, ongoing —
[ + www.wordsofchoice.org]
Jane: Documents from Chicago’s clandestine abortion service, 1968-1973; various authors, booklet edited & published by Firestarter Press, 2004
What if your mother, book by Judith Arcana, Chicory Blue Press 2005
[chicorybluepress.com + your local independent bookstore + Powells for online shopping]
“Abortion Is A Motherhood Issue” (revised), essay by Judith Arcana in Women’s Lives: Multicultural Perspectives (4th edition); McGraw-Hill, 2006; ed. by Gwyn Kirk and Margo Okazawa-Rey [early version appeared in Mother Journeys, ed. by Reddy, Roth and Sheldon]
+ Judith's interviews about the abortion service, available as mp3/podcasts online from CircleARadio on Pacifica outlet KBOO in Portland, Oregon and from NPR Chicago’s WBEZ (urls forthcoming)
.. also see, by googling, library research etc:
. Pauline Bart’s early research on Jane (mid-70’s) – sociological study
. Fiona Lawrence’s senior thesis, done at Bard College (early 90’s)
+ probably lots more, including various websites and blogs
“The Greatest Abortion Story Ever Told,” article (probably with byline “Jane”) in The Chicago Reader, ca. 1970
“Abortion: A Decade of Debate,” op-ed by Judith Arcana in the Chicago Sun-Times, January 23, 1983
Chicago Women’s Liberation Union, cwluherstory.org
The Story of Jane, book by Laura Kaplan, Pantheon 1995 [at independent bookstores + Powells and Amazon]
Jane: An Abortion Service, 1995, 57 minute video documentary by Nell Lundy and Kate Kirtz [now available on dvd – contact: ]
Jane: Abortion and the Underground, play by Paula Kamen, 1999 [paulakamen.com]
Words of Choice, theater piece by Cindy Cooper; touring US cities since 2001, ongoing —
[ + www.wordsofchoice.org]
Jane: Documents from Chicago’s clandestine abortion service, 1968-1973; various authors, booklet edited & published by Firestarter Press, 2004
What if your mother, book by Judith Arcana, Chicory Blue Press 2005
[chicorybluepress.com + your local independent bookstore + Powells for online shopping]
“Abortion Is A Motherhood Issue” (revised), essay by Judith Arcana in Women’s Lives: Multicultural Perspectives (4th edition); McGraw-Hill, 2006; ed. by Gwyn Kirk and Margo Okazawa-Rey [early version appeared in Mother Journeys, ed. by Reddy, Roth and Sheldon]
+ Judith's interviews about the abortion service, available as mp3/podcasts online from CircleARadio on Pacifica outlet KBOO in Portland, Oregon and from NPR Chicago’s WBEZ (urls forthcoming)
.. also see, by googling, library research etc:
. Pauline Bart’s early research on Jane (mid-70’s) – sociological study
. Fiona Lawrence’s senior thesis, done at Bard College (early 90’s)
+ probably lots more, including various websites and blogs