Women Against Abortion

Inside the Largest Moral Reform Movement of the Twentieth Century

Häftad, Engelska, 2017

AvKarissa Haugeberg

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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 Catholic women, including Juli Loesch and Joan Andrews, and their encounters with the influx of evangelicals into the movement. She also looks at the activism of evangelical Protestant Shelley Shannon, a prominent pro-life extremist of the 1990s. Throughout, Haugeberg explores important questions such as the ways people fused religious conviction with partisan politics, activists' rationalizations for lethal violence, and how women claimed space within an unshakably patriarchal movement.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2017-04-03
Mått152 x 229 x 18 mm
Vikt340 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor240
FörlagUniversity of Illinois Press
ISBN9780252082467

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"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 on women antiabortion activists."--Journal of Southern History"Haugeberg should be commended for the balanced, respectful tone she assumes in this study of one of the most controversial issues in American history." --American Historical Review "[A] nuanced, sophisticated, balanced account. . . . Recommended."--Choice