Pro-abortion activist

General note: Title and date provided by Bettye Lane.

Pro-abortion rally at St. Patrick's Cathedral

General note: Title and date provided by Bettye Lane.

Pro-abortion rally on the steps of St. Patrick's Cathedral

General note: Title and date provided by Bettye Lane.

Planned parenthood employees outside their office where anti-choice group is blocking entrance office

General note: Title and date provided by Bettye Lane.

Pro-abortion demonstrator is arrested on steps of St. Patrick's Cathedral

General note: Title and date provided by Bettye Lane.

Planned parenthood employees versus anti-choice groups who are blocking the planned parenthood entrance

General note: Title and date provided by Bettye Lane.

Pro-abortion demonstrator arrested on steps of St. Patrick's Cathedral

General note: Title and date provided by Bettye Lane.

Pro-ERA Demonstration and Women '80 Demonstration.

Inscription: Verso: Women '80 demonstration, New York.

Righteous sounds and reproductive justice : the influence of Ani DiFranco's music for reproductive rights activists

In this thesis, I explore how the folk-rock music of Ani DiFranco has influenced the activist commitments, sensibilities, and activities of reproductive rights activists. My interest in the relation of popular music to social movements is informed by the work of Simon Frith (1987, 1996a, 1996b), Rob Rosenthal (2001), and Ann Savage (2003). Frith argues that popular music is an important contributor to personal identity and the ways that listeners see the world. Savage (2003) writes that fans develop a unique relationship with feminist/political music, and Rosenthal (2001) argues that popular music can be an important factor in building social movements. I use these arguments to ask what the influence of Ani DiFranco's music has been for reproductive rights activists who are her fans. I conducted in-depth interviews with ten reproductive rights activists who are fans of Ani DiFranco's music. All ten are women in their twenties and thirties living in Ontario or New York. Each has been listening to DiFranco's music for between two and fifteen years, and has considered herself a reproductive rights activist for between eighteen months and twenty years. I examine these women's narratives of their relationships with Ani DiFranco's music and their activist experience through the interconnected lenses of identity, consciousness, and practice. Listening to Ani DiFranco's music affects the fluid ways these women understand their identities as women, as feminists, and in solidarity with others. I draw on Freire's (1970) understanding of conscientization to consider the role that Ani's music has played in heightening women's awareness about reproductive rights issues. The feeling of solidarity with other (both real and perceived) activist fans gives them more confidence that they can make a difference in overcoming social injustice. They believe that Ani's music encourages productive anger, which in turn fuels their passion to take action to make change. Women use Ani's music deliberately for energy and encouragement in their continued activism, and find that it continues to resonate with their evolving identities as women, feminists, and activists. My study builds on those of Rosenthal (2001) and Savage (2003) by focusing on one artist and activists in one social movement. The characteristics of Ani DiFranco, her fan base, and the reproductive rights movement allow new understanding of the ways that female fans who are members of a female-dominated feminist movement interact with the music of a popular independent female artist.

Éthique et acculturation. Positions de Montréalais d'origine congolaise sur l'interruption de grossesse.

Avec la participation de 38 Montréalais d'origine congolaise, dont 21 femmes et 17 hommes

The influence of ideological interest groups on congressional financial support of international family planning

The World Health Organization estimates there are about 585,000 maternal deaths each year, with 98% of the maternal deaths in developing countries. Access to family planning methods is one method to decrease maternal mortality and morbidity. ^ The U.S. was the leader in providing financial and technical assistance to developing countries to enable women to have this access. The election of Ronald Regan changed the course of U.S. support; abortion became a central factor in the political decision-making with regards to the financial support of international family planning. ^ One factor that may sway policy-makers' decisions is the influence of ideological interest groups, Political Action Committees funding of candidates in relation to votes on bills that impacted on financial support of international family planning and the amount spent by these groups on lobbyist was reviewed. Pro-choice funding of candidates was greater for the four of the fives votes supporting family planning. Pro-Choice lobbyist spending was $185,000 vs. $8,184,000 spent by Pro-Life ideological groups. ^

Abortion demonstration and March down Fifth Avenue

General note: Title and date provided by Bettye Lane.

Abortion demonstration in Union Square

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One of the first abortion demonstrations in Union Square

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Kate Millett at abortion speak-out

General note: Title and date provided by Bettye Lane.