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The Janes

We were called "radical lawyers," attorneys who were my age with a great desireto impede...

We were called "radical lawyers," attorneys who were my age with a great desire
to impede the war progress

Full Transcript

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We were called "radical lawyers,"
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attorneys who were my age
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with a great desire to impede the war progress.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
23
Timestamp in Movie
00:22:27
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.
We also, of course, were very interested in race relations and civil rights, - The Janes 00:10
We also, of course, were very interested in race relations a...
I was interested in the anti-war movement, - The Janes 00:10
I was interested in the anti-war movement,
So it wasn't going to become my cause - The Janes 00:08
So it wasn't going to become my cause
This is the way the world was. It was always the guys. - The Janes 00:05
This is the way the world was. It was always the guys.
There was a lot of testosterone and a lot of lecturing. - The Janes 00:06
There was a lot of testosterone and a lot of lecturing.
I respected the Black Panther Party, - The Janes 00:10
I respected the Black Panther Party,
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...