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The Janes

He was in graduate school and I was the sole incomefor the two of us

He was in graduate school and I was the sole income
for the two of us

Full Transcript

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He was in graduate school
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and I was the sole income for the two of us.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
26
Timestamp in Movie
00:26:24
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.
At that time, you could not work as a pregnant woman. - The Janes 00:06
At that time, you could not work as a pregnant woman.
They saw it as a terrible responsibility - The Janes 00:08
They saw it as a terrible responsibility
And forget trying to find a job if you had small children at home. - The Janes 00:06
And forget trying to find a job if you had small children at...
I wore little white gloves, a suit with a skirt. - The Janes 00:06
I wore little white gloves, a suit with a skirt.
I was told ahead of time, - The Janes 00:08
I was told ahead of time,
I don't know, whatnot all." - The Janes 00:06
I don't know, whatnot all."
It was all done without anesthesia - The Janes 00:13
It was all done without anesthesia
By 1968, I was in graduate school, working full-time. - The Janes 00:07
By 1968, I was in graduate school, working full-time.
And now I was pregnant, gonna be taking care of a child. - The Janes 00:06
And now I was pregnant, gonna be taking care of a child.
And the number of women coming through was more and more, - The Janes 00:09
And the number of women coming through was more and more,
I'd go to meetings on any subject. - The Janes 00:05
I'd go to meetings on any subject.
At the end of the meeting, I'd say, "If you're interested - The Janes 00:10
At the end of the meeting, I'd say, "If you'r...
We were all very disillusioned with politics as usual. - The Janes 00:06
We were all very disillusioned with politics as usual.
I think a lot of us realized there how un-liberated we were... - The Janes 00:06
I think a lot of us realized there how un-liberated we were....
Heather Booth said, "I know what you can do." - The Janes 00:18
Heather Booth said, "I know what you can do."
So we had our politics pretty well thought out. - The Janes 00:05
So we had our politics pretty well thought out.
When everyone felt ready to take this on, - The Janes 00:08
When everyone felt ready to take this on,
It was pandemonium for maybe a minute and a half, - The Janes 00:09
It was pandemonium for maybe a minute and a half,
We actually ran an ad constantly in the underground paper. - The Janes 00:06
We actually ran an ad constantly in the underground paper.
We had the phone numbers on posters and little tear-off things - The Janes 00:08
We had the phone numbers on posters and little tear-off thin...