Abortion Collection 1936-1995

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Abortion Collection 1936-1995

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Primarily printed materials, plus legislative records, memorabilia, and audiovisual materials documenting the efforts of both the pro-life and pro-choice movements. The Legal status section documents specific court cases, with an emphasis on the Roe v. Wade case (1973). Organizations represented include the National Abortion Rights Action League (NARAL) and the Women's National Abortion Action Coalition (WONAAC).

5 boxes, 8 volumes; (2.5 linear feet)

eng,

Sophia Smith Collection

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SNAC Resource ID: 6323247

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Wade, Henry, 1914-2001

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Henry Menasco Wade (November 11, 1914 – March 1, 2001) was a Texas lawyer who served as district attorney of Dallas County from 1951 to 1987. As such, he participated in two of the most notable U.S. court cases of the 20th century - the prosecution of Jack Ruby for killing Lee Harvey Oswald, and the U.S. Supreme Court's decision legalizing abortion, Roe v. Wade. In addition, Wade was district attorney when Randall Dale Adams, the subject of the documentary film The Thin Blue Line, was convicted ...

Abortion

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Women's National Abortion Action Coalition

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National Abortion Rights Action League

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NARAL is a national lobbying and membership organization which was devoted to obtaining, and later to maintaining, the availability of safe, legal abortions. The initials stood for the National Association for the Repeal of Abortion Laws from the organization's founding in 1969 until 1973, when the Supreme Court decision in Roe v. Wade made abortion legal. From the guide to the [Videotape collection] [videorecording], 1977-1992, (Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute) A n...

Roe, Jane, 1947-

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