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Kenneth C. Edelin, professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the Boston University School of Medicine, was born in Washington, D.C., on March 31, 1939. Educated in segregated Washington schools through the eighth grade, Edelin graduated from the private Stockbridge School in Western Massachusetts. After graduating from Columbia University in 1961, Edelin taught math and science at Stockbridge School for two years; he then attended Meharry Medical College in Nashville, Tennessee, where he earned his M.D. degree in 1967.

In 1973, Edelin worked as the chief resident in obstetrics at Boston City Hospital. Performing abortions after theRoe v. Wadedecision, Edelin was indicted for manslaughter in 1974 when he surgically terminated a pregnancy. Convicted on February 15, 1975, and sentenced to one year of probation, Edelin's case drew national attention. Edelin appealed the decision and the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts overturned the conviction on December 17, 1976.

A national leader in the Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Edelin chaired the PPFA board of directors from 1989 to 1992. Edelin also served on both the New England and national boards of the Legal Defense and Education Fund of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, and chaired the Committee on Health Care for Underserved Women of the American College of Obstetrics. In 2007, Edelin authored the autobiographical novelBroken Justicewhich told the story of his legal struggle for abortion rights in the 1970s. The Planned Parenthood Federation of America established an award in Edelin's name to honor individuals who excelled in areas of leadership in reproductive health care and reproductive rights. Dr.

Edelin passed away on December 30, 2013.

From The HistoryMakers™ biography: https://www.thehistorymakers.org/biography/A2005.104

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http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/51657014

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The HistoryMakers' biography for Kenneth Carlton Edelin, accessed Oct 1, 2020

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Edelin, Kenneth, 1939-2013

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Harriet F. Pilpel Papers 1913-1981

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Harriet F. Pilpel Papers MS 311., 1913-1981

Title: Harriet F. Pilpel Papers 1913-1981

Lawyer; birth control advocate; and abortion rights advocate. The Harriet F. Pilpel Papers are primarily related to her professional work with sexual and reproductive rights. The collection is essentially Pilpel's reference files, and is primarily composed of court documents from various legal cases on the state and federal level. The papers allow for a comprehensive, state-to-state comparison of a variety of sexual and reproductive laws, and provides a sense of the debates going on in individual states and the country regarding sexual and reproductive issues. Materials include correspondence, memoranda, press releases, reports, legislation, notes, journal and newspaper articles, and court documents.

ArchivalResource: 28 boxes; (13.75 linear ft.)

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Papers, 1913-1981 (bulk 1966-1981).

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Pilpel, Harriet F. Papers, 1913-1981 (bulk 1966-1981).

Title: Papers, 1913-1981 (bulk 1966-1981).

The papers consist primarily of Pilpel's reference files when she was legal counsel for Planned Parenthood of America. They include research files on sexual and reproductive cases around the country on both the state and federal levels. Types of materials include court documents and legislation; newspaper clippings and articles; press releases; reports; notes; and some correspondence. Files are arranged by geographic location. Major topics include family planning, abortion rights, contraception, sterilization, sex education, and the sexual and reproductive rights of minors.

ArchivalResource: 13.75 linear ft. (28 boxes)

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The HistoryMakers Video Oral History with Kenneth Carlton Edelin

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The HistoryMakers Video Oral History with Kenneth Carlton Edelin

Title: The HistoryMakers Video Oral History with Kenneth Carlton Edelin

Medical professor Kenneth Carlton Edelin (1939 - 2013 ) was professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the Boston University School of Medicine. Edelin, who became nationally known in the 1970s for his legal battles for abortion rights, served as a leader in the Planned Parenthood Federation of America. Edelin was interviewed by The HistoryMakers on 4/21/2005, in Brookline, Massachusetts. This collection is comprised of the video footage of the interview.

OralHistoryResource: Total Sessions: 1; Total Tapes: 6; Total Run Time: 02h 30m 14s

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Papers, (inclusive), (bulk) 1885-1980 1925-1980

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Papers, (inclusive), (bulk), 1885-1980, 1925-1980

Title: Papers, (inclusive), (bulk) 1885-1980 1925-1980

Correspondence, school papers, journals, etc., of Florence Clothier, psychiatrist and author.

ArchivalResource: 3.42 linear ft.; (3 cartons, 1 box)

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Florence Clothier (Mrs. George Wislocki)

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Florence Clothier (Mrs. George Wislocki)
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Sarasota (Fla.)

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Oak Bluffs (Mass.)

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Washington (D.C.)

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