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The Janes

I came back to campus, and then a friend of mine was raped at knifepoint in her bedin...

I came back to campus, and then a friend of mine was raped at knifepoint in her bed
in off-campus housing

Full Transcript

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I came back to campus,
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and then a friend of mine
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was raped at knifepoint in her bed in off-campus housing.
Duration
12 seconds
Views
39
Timestamp in Movie
00:08:27
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.
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,
She said, "I had an abortion and I'm bleeding - The Janes 00:11
She said, "I had an abortion and I'm bleeding
He said, "How much is she bleeding?" - The Janes 00:19
He said, "How much is she bleeding?"