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The Janes

They saw it as a terrible responsibility to have a pregnant womansitting behind a...

They saw it as a terrible responsibility to have a pregnant woman
sitting behind a typewriter

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They saw it as a terrible responsibility
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to have a pregnant woman sitting behind a typewriter.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
23
Timestamp in Movie
00:26:38
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 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...
"Pregnant? Call Jane." - The Janes 00:08
"Pregnant? Call Jane."
I said, "Well, we can use my phone." - The Janes 00:19
I said, "Well, we can use my phone."