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The Janes

When I went to college, I was told, "Go to Woolworths,get a five-dollar ring, put it on...

When I went to college, I was told, "Go to Woolworths,
get a five-dollar ring, put it on your left, fourth finger

Full Transcript

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When I went to college,
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I was told, "Go to Woolworths, get a five-dollar ring,
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put it on your left, fourth finger...
Duration
11 seconds
Views
38
Timestamp in Movie
00:09:34
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.
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?"
She said, "Don't tell anybody. Don't tell my boyfriend." - The Janes 00:16
She said, "Don't tell anybody. Don't tell my ...
We're sitting around smoking some dope and I'm like, "What?" - The Janes 00:06
We're sitting around smoking some dope and I'm lik...
All of a sudden, I'm riding my bike in the night going, - The Janes 00:09
All of a sudden, I'm riding my bike in the night going,
It just stayed with me because it seemed so wrong that this was going on. - The Janes 00:06
It just stayed with me because it seemed so wrong that this ...
I was a medical student at Cook County Hospital. - The Janes 00:05
I was a medical student at Cook County Hospital.
What was seared into my brain is what desperate people will do - The Janes 00:13
What was seared into my brain is what desperate people will ...
Women would come in with some type of a complication, - The Janes 00:09
Women would come in with some type of a complication,