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When the convention came to Chicago
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The Janes

When the convention came to Chicago, I knew I had to go seewhat this was all about

When the convention came to Chicago, I knew I had to go see
what this was all about

Full Transcript

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When the convention came to Chicago,
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I knew I had to go see what this was all about.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
37
Timestamp in Movie
00:19:59
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 while we're sitting there, - The Janes 00:07
And while we're sitting there,
They saw the youngsters as against God and everything decent. - The Janes 00:05
They saw the youngsters as against God and everything decent...
I was in shock. The cops going in there with just... - The Janes 00:06
I was in shock. The cops going in there with just...
At one point, somebody raised the Viet Cong flag - The Janes 00:09
At one point, somebody raised the Viet Cong flag
And the combat veterans of three wars proceeded to beat - The Janes 00:07
And the combat veterans of three wars proceeded to beat
It reinforced our negative feelings - The Janes 00:13
It reinforced our negative feelings
I was helping bail out people who had been arrested. - The Janes 00:06
I was helping bail out people who had been arrested.
We were called "radical lawyers," - The Janes 00:10
We were called "radical lawyers,"
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...