Women Of Color And The Reproductive Rights Movement

Author : Jennifer Nelson
Publisher : NYU Press
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2003-10-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780814758274

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Women of Color and the Reproductive Rights Movement by Jennifer Nelson Pdf

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 1960s, 1970s, and early 1980s 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 many children as possible “for the revolution,” and women of color themselves, who negotiated between them. Contrary to popular belief, Nelson shows that women of color were able to successfully remake the mainstream women's liberation and abortion rights movements by appropriating select aspects of Black Nationalist politics—including addressing sterilization abuse, access to affordable childcare and healthcare, and ways to raise children out of poverty—for feminist discourse.

Author : Jennifer Nelson
Publisher : NYU Press
Page : 237 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2003-10
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780814758212

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Women of Color and the Reproductive Rights Movement by Jennifer Nelson Pdf

Uncovers the truth behind the ideas, struggles, and eventually success of Black and Puerto Rican Nationalists regarding key feminist issues of the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s 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 1960s, 1970s, and early 1980s 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 many children as possible “for the revolution,” and women of color themselves, who negotiated between them. Contrary to popular belief, Nelson shows that women of color were able to successfully remake the mainstream women's liberation and abortion rights movements by appropriating select aspects of Black Nationalist politics—including addressing sterilization abuse, access to affordable childcare and healthcare, and ways to raise children out of poverty—for feminist discourse.

Author : Zakiya Luna
Publisher : NYU Press
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2020-09-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781479831296

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Reproductive Rights as Human Rights by Zakiya Luna Pdf

Reveals both the promise and the pitfalls associated with a human rights approach to the women of color-focused reproductive rights activism of SisterSong How did reproductive justice—defined as the right to have children, to not have children, and to parent—become recognized as a human rights issue? In Reproductive Rights as Human Rights, Zakiya Luna highlights the often-forgotten activism of women of color who are largely responsible for creating what we now know as the modern-day reproductive justice movement. Focusing on SisterSong, an intersectional reproductive justice organization, Luna shows how, and why, women of color mobilized around reproductive rights in the domestic arena. She examines their key role in re-framing reproductive rights as human rights, raising this set of issues as a priority in the United States, a country hostile to the concept of human rights at home. An indispensable read, Reproductive Rights as Human Rights provides a much-needed intersectional perspective on the modern-day reproductive justice movement.

Author : Loretta Ross,Elena GutiŽrrez,Marlene Gerber,Jael Silliman
Publisher : Haymarket Books
Page : 386 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2016-05-10
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781608466177

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Undivided Rights by Loretta Ross,Elena GutiŽrrez,Marlene Gerber,Jael Silliman Pdf

Undivided Rights captures the evolving and largely unknown activist history of women of color organizing for reproductive justice.

Author : Patricia Zavella
Publisher : NYU Press
Page : 325 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2020-05-19
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781479812707

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The Movement for Reproductive Justice by Patricia Zavella Pdf

2021 Outstanding Academic Title, Choice Magazine Shows how reproductive justice organizations' collaborative work across racial lines provides a compelling model for other groups to successfully influence change Patricia Zavella experienced firsthand the trials and judgments imposed on a working professional mother of color: her own commitment to academia was questioned during her pregnancy, as she was shamed for having children "too young." And when she finally achieved her professorship, she felt out of place as one of the few female faculty members with children. These experiences sparked Zavella’s interest in the movement for reproductive justice. In this book, she draws on five years of ethnographic research to explore collaborations among women of color engaged in reproductive justice activism. While there are numerous organizations focused on reproductive justice, most are racially specific, such as the National Asian Pacific American Women's Forum and Black Women for Wellness. Yet Zavella reveals that many of these organizations have built coalitions among themselves, sharing resources and supporting each other through different campaigns and struggles. While the coalitions are often regional—or even national—the organizations themselves remain racially or ethnically specific, presenting unique challenges and opportunities for the women involved. Zavella argues that these organizations provide a compelling model for negotiating across differences within constituencies. In the context of the war on women's reproductive rights and its disproportionate effect on women of color, and increased legal violence toward immigrants, and now incorporating an updated preface addressing the Dobbs decision which struck down Roe v. Wade, The Movement for Reproductive Justice demonstrates that a truly intersectional movement built on grassroots organizing, culture shift work, and policy advocating can offer visions of strength, resiliency, and dignity for all.

Author : Zakiya Luna
Publisher : NYU Press
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2020-09-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781479804146

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Reproductive Rights as Human Rights by Zakiya Luna Pdf

Reveals both the promise and the pitfalls associated with a human rights approach to the women of color-focused reproductive rights activism of SisterSong How did reproductive justice—defined as the right to have children, to not have children, and to parent—become recognized as a human rights issue? In Reproductive Rights as Human Rights, Zakiya Luna highlights the often-forgotten activism of women of color who are largely responsible for creating what we now know as the modern-day reproductive justice movement. Focusing on SisterSong, an intersectional reproductive justice organization, Luna shows how, and why, women of color mobilized around reproductive rights in the domestic arena. She examines their key role in re-framing reproductive rights as human rights, raising this set of issues as a priority in the United States, a country hostile to the concept of human rights at home. An indispensable read, Reproductive Rights as Human Rights provides a much-needed intersectional perspective on the modern-day reproductive justice movement.

Author : Loretta Ross,Erika Derkas,Whitney Peoples,Lynn Roberts,Pamela Bridgewater
Publisher : Feminist Press at CUNY
Page : 500 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2017-10-16
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781936932047

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Radical Reproductive Justice by Loretta Ross,Erika Derkas,Whitney Peoples,Lynn Roberts,Pamela Bridgewater Pdf

This anthology assembles two decades’ of work initiated by SisterSong Women of Color Health Collective, who created the human rights-based “reproductive justice” to move beyond polarized pro-choice/pro-life debates. Rooted in Black feminism and built on intersecting identities, this revolutionary framework asserts a woman's right to have children, not have children, and to parent and provide for the children they have.

Author : Loretta Ross,Rickie Solinger
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2017-03-21
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780520288188

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Reproductive Justice by Loretta Ross,Rickie Solinger Pdf

Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1. A Reproductive Justice History -- 2. Reproductive Justice in the Twenty-First Century -- 3. Managing Fertility -- 4. Reproductive Justice and the Right to Parent -- Epilogue: Reproductive Justice on the Ground -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Index

Author : Marlene Gerber Fried
Publisher : South End Press
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Abortion
ISBN : 089608387X

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From Abortion to Reproductive Freedom by Marlene Gerber Fried Pdf

This anthology argues for an expansion of the single-issue abortion-rights movement into a multi-cultural feminist movement in the United States.

Author : Jane Kirby
Publisher : Between the Lines
Page : 140 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2018-02-26
Category : Young Adult Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781771132107

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Fired Up about Reproductive Rights by Jane Kirby Pdf

"Part of series intended for young adults (16-25). Decades after abortion was legalized and decriminalized in Canada, the U.S. and the U.K., why are we still fighting for reproductive rights? Shattering the myth that the battle for reproductive rights was won in the sixties, seventies, and eighties, Fired Up about Reproductive Rights shows us the many ways our reproductive lives remain subject to state control. From the fight for safe, legal and accessible abortion services to the fight against coercive sterilization, eugenics, and population control, threats to our reproductive control remain alive and well in our communities. Far from just debates over morality or religion, the regulation of sexuality, fertility and reproduction has been a major way that societies have ensured the domination of men over women, rich people over poor people, and white people over people of colour. Engaging with the reproductive justice framework advanced by women of colour, the book presents the fight for reproductive rights as continuous with other social justice issues, and forces us to grapple with the weaknesses of the feminist and reproductive rights movement as it exists. Accessible and engaging, this book gives readers the tools to understand--and fight against--contemporary threats to our reproductive rights."--

Author : Barbara Gurr
Publisher : Rutgers University Press
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2014-12-09
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780813564708

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Reproductive Justice by Barbara Gurr Pdf

In Reproductive Justice, sociologist Barbara Gurr provides the first analysis of Native American women’s reproductive healthcare and offers a sustained consideration of the movement for reproductive justice in the United States. The book examines the reproductive healthcare experiences on Pine Ridge Reservation, home of the Oglala Lakota Nation in South Dakota—where Gurr herself lived for more than a year. Gurr paints an insightful portrait of the Indian Health Service (IHS)—the federal agency tasked with providing culturally appropriate, adequate healthcare to Native Americans—shedding much-needed light on Native American women’s efforts to obtain prenatal care, access to contraception, abortion services, and access to care after sexual assault. Reproductive Justice goes beyond this local story to look more broadly at how race, gender, sex, sexuality, class, and nation inform the ways in which the government understands reproductive healthcare and organizes the delivery of this care. It reveals why the basic experience of reproductive healthcare for most Americans is so different—and better—than for Native American women in general, and women in reservation communities particularly. Finally, Gurr outlines the strengths that these communities can bring to the creation of their own reproductive justice, and considers the role of IHS in fostering these strengths as it moves forward in partnership with Native nations. Reproductive Justice offers a respectful and informed analysis of the stories Native American women have to tell about their bodies, their lives, and their communities.

Author : Dorothy Roberts
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 402 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2014-02-19
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780804152594

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Killing the Black Body by Dorothy Roberts Pdf

Killing the Black Body remains a rallying cry for education, awareness, and action on extending reproductive justice to all women. It is as crucial as ever, even two decades after its original publication. "A must-read for all those who claim to care about racial and gender justice in America." —Michelle Alexander, author of The New Jim Crow In 1997, this groundbreaking book made a powerful entrance into the national conversation on race. In a media landscape dominated by racially biased images of welfare queens and crack babies, Killing the Black Body exposed America’s systemic abuse of Black women’s bodies. From slave masters’ economic stake in bonded women’s fertility to government programs that coerced thousands of poor Black women into being sterilized as late as the 1970s, these abuses pointed to the degradation of Black motherhood—and the exclusion of Black women’s reproductive needs in mainstream feminist and civil rights agendas. “Compelling. . . . Deftly shows how distorted and racist constructions of black motherhood have affected politics, law, and policy in the United States.” —Ms.

Author : Guidroz Kathleen,Berger Michele Tracy
Publisher : ReadHowYouWant.com
Page : 654 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2010-05-07
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781458755599

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Intersectional Approach by Guidroz Kathleen,Berger Michele Tracy Pdf

Inter sectionality, or the consideration of race, class, and gender, is one of the prominent contemporary theoretical contributions made by scholars in the field of women's studies that now broadly extends across the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences. Taking stock of this transformative paradigm, The Intersectional Approach guide...

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1126519685

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Review of Women of Color and the Reproductive Rights Movement (Jennifer Nelson, 2003). by Anonim Pdf

Author : Kimberly Mutcherson
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 407 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2020-04-16
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9781108425438

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Feminist Judgments: Reproductive Justice Rewritten by Kimberly Mutcherson Pdf

Reproductive justice theory made real through re-imagining critical cases addressing pregnancy, parenting, and the law's treatment of marginalized women.