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The Janes

We would always say to women,"You could join us." But we didn't get a lot of takers

We would always say to women,
"You could join us." But we didn't get a lot of takers

Full Transcript

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We would always say to women, "You could join us."
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But we didn't get a lot of takers.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
23
Timestamp in Movie
00:55:58
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 was pretty ignorant of the class issues. - The Janes 00:06
I was pretty ignorant of the class issues.
I wonder how offensive - The Janes 00:08
I wonder how offensive
We weren't an exclusively white group, - The Janes 00:10
We weren't an exclusively white group,
We tried to do it with as much respect - The Janes 00:08
We tried to do it with as much respect
Poor women who couldn't afford an abortion. - The Janes 00:06
Poor women who couldn't afford an abortion.
And I just thought that was such a revolutionary act. - The Janes 00:06
And I just thought that was such a revolutionary act.
And I couldn't see myself sitting on the sidelines. - The Janes 00:06
And I couldn't see myself sitting on the sidelines.
When I opened the door and they walked through, - The Janes 00:10
When I opened the door and they walked through,
I grew up right there at 2419 West Madison, - The Janes 00:12
I grew up right there at 2419 West Madison,
When I was about 14, - The Janes 00:10
When I was about 14,
And... that she couldn't have the child. - The Janes 00:06
And... that she couldn't have the child.
I don't think I judged her, I just wanted to be able to help. - The Janes 00:06
I don't think I judged her, I just wanted to be able to...
Being so young, - The Janes 00:07
Being so young,
She asked me, would I go with her, and I said yes. - The Janes 00:05
She asked me, would I go with her, and I said yes.
We cut school. And we took the bus. - The Janes 00:06
We cut school. And we took the bus.
I recall going into an apartment. - The Janes 00:05
I recall going into an apartment.
Was a lot of people. There was television going. - The Janes 00:05
Was a lot of people. There was television going.
It was like being in a doctor's waiting room, - The Janes 00:07
It was like being in a doctor's waiting room,
All I saw were white women running it, in charge. - The Janes 00:07
All I saw were white women running it, in charge.
We just... We lost it. We cried. - The Janes 00:05
We just... We lost it. We cried.