Women of Color and the Reproductive Rights Movement: and the Reproductive Rights Movement

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Contents Acknowledgments ix Introduction: From Abortion to Reproductive Rights 1 1 “Let’s hear it from the real experts”: Feminism and the Early Abortion Rights Movement 21 2 “An act of valor for a woman need not take place inside of her”: Black Women, Feminism, and Reproductive Rights 55 3 “An instrument of genocide”: The Black Nationalist Campaign against Birth Control 85 4 “Abortions under community control”: Feminism, Nationalism, and the Politics of Reproduction among New York City’s Young Lords 113 5 Race, Class, and Sexuality: Reproductive Rights and the Campaign for an Inclusive Feminism 133 Conclusion 179 Notes 191 Index 221 About the Author 225 vii ...