03619nam 2200745Ia 450 991078325960332120230207223614.01-4294-1472-30-8147-5915-71-4175-6866-610.18574/nyu/9780814759158(CKB)1000000000031459(EBL)865686(OCoLC)780425910(SSID)ssj0000085070(PQKBManifestationID)11116246(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000085070(PQKBWorkID)10010335(PQKB)10924047(MiAaPQ)EBC865686(OCoLC)57364907(MdBmJHUP)muse10620(Au-PeEL)EBL865686(CaPaEBR)ebr10078491(DE-B1597)547608(DE-B1597)9780814759158(dli)HEB04379(MiU)MIU01000000000000005809855(EXLCZ)99100000000003145920030502d2003 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrWomen of color and the reproductive rights movement[electronic resource] /Jennifer NelsonNew York New York University Press20031 online resource (237 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-8147-5827-4 0-8147-5821-5 Includes bibliographical references and index.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.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...Birth controlUnited StatesHistory20th centuryAbortionUnited StatesHistory20th centuryMinority womenUnited StatesSocial conditionsSterilization (Birth control)United StatesHistory20th centuryWomen's rightsUnited StatesHistory20th centuryFeminismUnited StatesHistory20th centuryBirth controlHistoryAbortionHistoryMinority womenSocial conditions.Sterilization (Birth control)HistoryWomen's rightsHistoryFeminismHistory363.46Nelson Jennifer1967-1516276MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910783259603321Women of color and the reproductive rights movement3855392UNINA