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The Janes

And during that summer, I learned that sometimes you have tostand up to illegitimate...

And during that summer, I learned that sometimes you have to
stand up to illegitimate authority

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And during that summer,
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I learned that sometimes you have to stand up to illegitimate authority.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
37
Timestamp in Movie
00:08:12
Uploaded
Mar 28, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
HBO Documentary Films,Pentimento Productions,Elsewhere Films

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Movie Summary

Police arrested seven women who were part of a clandestine network. Using code names, blindfolds and safe houses, they built an underground service for women seeking safe, affordable, illegal abortions calling themselves JANE.
And sometimes there are unjust laws that need to be challenged. - The Janes 00:05
And sometimes there are unjust laws that need to be challeng...
I came back to campus, - The Janes 00:12
I came back to campus,
I went with her to Student Health, - The Janes 00:14
I went with her to Student Health,
And I was outraged. - The Janes 00:05
And I was outraged.
Women were at a total disadvantage when it came to our reproductive rights - The Janes 00:13
Women were at a total disadvantage when it came to our repro...
Women didn't have the power to make decisions. - The Janes 00:06
Women didn't have the power to make decisions.
When the pill came in, - The Janes 00:07
When the pill came in,
Contraceptives were not widely, freely, openly available. - The Janes 00:06
Contraceptives were not widely, freely, openly available.
When I went to college, - The Janes 00:11
When I went to college,
Then tell the doctor that your name is Mrs. Somebody-or-Another - The Janes 00:11
Then tell the doctor that your name is Mrs. Somebody-or-Anot...
I became more engaged on women's issues, - The Janes 00:25
I became more engaged on women's issues,
I went to the doctors who were in the medical arm - The Janes 00:10
I went to the doctors who were in the medical arm
The Mississippi White Citizens' Council - The Janes 00:12
The Mississippi White Citizens' Council
He had been a civil rights activist in Mississippi - The Janes 00:13
He had been a civil rights activist in Mississippi
And then his name appeared on a Klan death list - The Janes 00:07
And then his name appeared on a Klan death list
He was very responsive. He said he would take care of it. And... - The Janes 00:07
He was very responsive. He said he would take care of it. An...
I put that person in touch with Dr. Howard, - The Janes 00:08
I put that person in touch with Dr. Howard,
And so it only dawned on me over time how big an issue this was. - The Janes 00:07
And so it only dawned on me over time how big an issue this ...
It was at the end of school, so there weren't many kids in the dorm. - The Janes 00:05
It was at the end of school, so there weren't many kids...
She knocked on the door and said she was in trouble, - The Janes 00:06
She knocked on the door and said she was in trouble,