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Life on the Line
The story of how the daughter of a fundamentalist Church of God preacher became a nurse-midwife in Harlem, the director of the Planned Parenthood office in Dayton, Ohio, and later president of national Planned Parenthood from 1978 to 1992 would make a fascinating book even if abortion and reproductive rights had not become one of the hot-button issues of the last decade. S...more
Paperback, 481 pages
Published
March 17th 1998
by Ballantine Books
(first published October 1st 1996)
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Reminded me of the passion with which I first decided to call myself a feminist. So inspiring. Good if you are suffering burnout.
Good read - interesting to read about what was happening behind the scenes at Planned Parenthood during the Roe v. Wade early years. But Faye sounds like she was a beating to work for! :-)
essential womanist reading tracing the life of one remarkable woman and her involvement as (the longest running and first black) president of Planned Parenthood. provides a vivid history of the women´s reproductive rights movement and disturbing accounts of political and right wing activity in the u.s.
Non-fiction is not very fun for me, even if I am interested in the topic. Faye Wattleton was the first African American president of Planned Parenthood and her story is very interesting, frustrating and inspiring. But, please don't make me read all 500 pages again.
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