Women of Color and the Reproductive Rights Movement
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Women of Color and the Reproductive Rights Movement by Jennifer Nelson
Jennifer Nelson tells the story of the feminist struggle for legal abortion and reproductive rights in the 1960s, 1970s and early 1980s through the particular contributions of women of colour.
"A very fresh and strong contribution to emerging scholarship on the history of reproductive rights activism in the US." -- Loretta Ross,Executive Director of the National Center for Human Rights Education
"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 *
"A valuable contribution." * Feminist Collections *
"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 *
"A valuable contribution." * Feminist Collections *
"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 *
Jennifer Nelson is Director of the Women's and Gender Studies Program at the University of Redlands (CA).
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780814758274 |
| ISBN 10 | 0814758274 |
| Title | Women of Color and the Reproductive Rights Movement |
| Author | Jennifer Nelson |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | New York University Press |
| Year published | 2003-10-01 |
| Number of pages | 225 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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