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Record Nr.

UNISA996248026603316

Autore

Nelson Jennifer <1967->

Titolo

Women of color and the reproductive rights movement [[electronic resource] /] / Jennifer Nelson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : New York University Press, 2003

ISBN

1-4294-1472-3

0-8147-5915-7

1-4175-6866-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (237 p.)

Disciplina

363.46

Soggetti

Birth control - United States - History - 20th century

Abortion - United States - History - 20th century

Minority women - United States - Social conditions

Sterilization (Birth control) - United States - History - 20th century

Women's rights - United States - History - 20th century

Feminism - United States - History - 20th century

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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.

Sommario/riassunto

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. Jennifer Nelson tells the story of the feminist struggle for legal abortion and reproductive rights in the 1960's, 1970's, and early 1980's through



the particular contributions of women of color. She explores the relationship between second-wave feminists, who were concerned with a woman's right to choose, Black and Puerto Rican Nationalists, who were concerned that Black and Puerto Rican women have as...