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History of Feminism

CTyankee

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7. thanks...it comes with being old and being radical early on...

Reply to sufrommich (Reply #4)

Sat May 31, 2014, 11:13 AM

May 2014

I also worked at Planned Parenthood. It had a wonderful narrative of the personal memories of older women who lived through those days leading up to the Griswold decision in its little library. I remember reading it and being so thrilled that it happened right there (altho PP had moved from the actual site of the original clinic). The doctor who was doing "illegal" diaphragm fittings the day of the Griswold police raid was my gyn when I first came to New Haven, until she retired from practice. Her name is Virginia Stuermer and she had been a young doctor right out of Yale Medical School when she "committed the crime" of defiance of the law.

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The Jane Collective. [View all] sufrommich May 2014 OP

I knew about the Jane Collective. I worked for a women's clinic in New Haven, raising money, back in CTyankee May 2014 #1

I swear CT,you are one interesting woman. sufrommich May 2014 #4

thanks...it comes with being old and being radical early on... CTyankee May 2014 #7

what a great story, jane was def in chicago. mopinko May 2014 #2

We'll need to be bringing this back soon. Squinch May 2014 #3

I'm afraid so,Squinch. nt sufrommich May 2014 #5

Did you all see this post from Le Taz Hot: sufrommich May 2014 #6

Awesome ismnotwasm May 2014 #8