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The Janes

I respected the Black Panther Party, and to this day,I respect what they provided for the...

I respected the Black Panther Party, and to this day,
I respect what they provided for the Black community,
a sense of dignity and respect

Full Transcript

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I respected the Black Panther Party,
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and to this day, I respect what they provided
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for the Black community, a sense of dignity and respect.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
32
Timestamp in Movie
00:23:37
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.
But I didn't necessarily agree with the party's attitude - The Janes 00:08
But I didn't necessarily agree with the party's at...
Which is why I never joined the party - The Janes 00:06
Which is why I never joined the party
At one meeting on my campus, - The Janes 00:20
At one meeting on my campus,
So I tapped the shoulder of every woman in the group, - The Janes 00:07
So I tapped the shoulder of every woman in the group,
The Chicago Women's Liberation Union blossomed up. - The Janes 00:06
The Chicago Women's Liberation Union blossomed up.
There's something wrong when a woman can't get a job - The Janes 00:06
There's something wrong when a woman can't get a j...
If there's one thing that should be extended to the ladies, - The Janes 00:06
If there's one thing that should be extended to the lad...
We sat in restaurants downtown because they were all-male restaurants, - The Janes 00:09
We sat in restaurants downtown because they were all-male re...
You have no intention of changing your policy - The Janes 00:05
You have no intention of changing your policy
- Is that correct, sir? - If you women are that hard up - The Janes 00:07
- Is that correct, sir? - If you women are that hard up
We drove cars downtown to pick up the downtown secretaries - The Janes 00:11
We drove cars downtown to pick up the downtown secretaries
It just touched a nerve so deeply in me. - The Janes 00:07
It just touched a nerve so deeply in me.
I really wanted to go there. I wanted more. - The Janes 00:06
I really wanted to go there. I wanted more.
I wanted to be involved. And abortion seemed to me the frontline. - The Janes 00:07
I wanted to be involved. And abortion seemed to me the front...
Women were literally dying because they were women. - The Janes 00:06
Women were literally dying because they were women.
Whether or not people believe in abortion, - The Janes 00:09
Whether or not people believe in abortion,
And those abortions must be taken out of the hands - The Janes 00:06
And those abortions must be taken out of the hands
There were women's groups organized all over the country - The Janes 00:13
There were women's groups organized all over the countr...
Because I'd had one, I guess, and I knew what women were up against. - The Janes 00:06
Because I'd had one, I guess, and I knew what women wer...
We had been married less than a year. - The Janes 00:05
We had been married less than a year.