Blog Entries - January 2008

Judith Arcana talks to WBEZ

infogal@cwluherstory.org — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 01:00:00 +0100

WBEZ radio here in Chicago conducted a phone interview with former "Jane" Judith Arcana on the anniversary of the Roe v. Wade decision. Jane was the nickname for the Abortion Counseling Service of Women's Liberation. Jane performed an estimated 11,000 illegal abortions in Chicago before Roe v. Wade legalized the procedure [...]

The Chicago Abortion Fund: Making Reproductive Justice Real

infogal@cwluherstory.org — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 01:00:00 +0100

On the anniversary of Roe v.Wade, the Chicago Tribune ran an article about Gaylon Alcaraz and the Fund. For your convenience we have republished it below.

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Roe vs. Wade made abortion legal;

Chicago Abortion Fund helps poor pay for services 35 years after Roe, group uses old spirit to get service for all

By Judy Peres
Tribune reporter
January 21, 2008

The voice on the other end of the phone line [...]

Blog for Choice Day: Remembering Ruth Surgal

infogal@cwluherstory.org — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 01:00:00 +0100

In September of 2004 I lost a dear friend when Ruth Surgal died suddenly after attending a feminist conference. Ruth had been a leader of the Abortion Counseling Service of Women's Liberation, better known as Jane. You can read more about Jane on this website.

I was asked to speak at Ruth's funeral service, so today I'll share [...]

NOW Foundation Launches Oral History Project

infogal@cwluherstory.org — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 10:27:10 +0100

Do have some cool NOW stories to tell?

Would you like to sweep up the shards from that glass ceiling you broke and tell the world how you did it? How about that time you went to the big feminist demonstration and you were sure that the next day the walls of discrimination would come tumbling down? OK, maybe they just crumbled a little, but it sure felt good [...]

Former CWLU member Trudy Pax is critically ill

infogal@cwluherstory.org — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 01:10:49 +0100

UPDATE FRIDAY, February 8, 2008 : A very, very quiet day. Trudy isn't speaking much anymore and ice chip consumption has lessened.

We have sad news about Trudy Pax, one of our CWLU sisters. We received this information from Caring Bridge, which connects critically ill people to their friends, family, and associates around the w [...]

Blog for Choice Day on January 22

infogal@cwluherstory.org — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 01:00:00 +0100

On January 22, the 35th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, NARALPro-Choice America is asking pro-choice bloggers to join them for Blog for Choice Day!

Blog for Choice Day provides us with an opportunity to raise the profile of reproductive rights in the blogosphere and the media, while celebrating Roe's 35th anniversar [...]

Are you a Marjane Satrapi fan?

infogal@cwluherstory.org — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 01:00:00 +0100

Call for contributions for an edited essay collection on Marjane Satrapi’s works (film, literature, and art).

Satrapi's autobiographical graphic novel, Persepolis, was an instant success in France and the U.S. It has garnered numerous book prizes, and the animated film version was awarded the Grand Prize of the Jury at the 2007 Canne [...]

Wife Swap Update (Ugh...)

infogal@cwluherstory.org — Tue, 01 Jan 2008 01:00:00 +0100

Some of you may remember when the Herstory Project was contacted about being on the ABC TV show Wife Swap, when moms get to change families. They wanted a "feminist" and we politely ignored them.

Well apparently they found their feminist if the season premiere is any indication. For the terminally curious, you can se [...]