Abortion Stories
American Literature Before Roe v. Wade
$34.97
- Paperback
240 pages
- Release Date
7 April 2025
Summary
A one-of-a-kind, intersectional volume of abortion representation in American literature before Roe v. Wade that compellingly proclaims- when abortion is illegal, women’s lives are always more precarious and limited
A Penguin Classic One of Ms. Magazine’s Most Anticipated Feminist Books of 2025 One of Library Journal’s Best Books of the Year
Abortion Stories is the first volume of its kind to bring together a diverse collection of writings o…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780143138204 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0143138200 |
| Author: | Karen Weingarten, Rebecca Traister, Renee Bracey Sherman |
| Publisher: | Penguin Putnam Inc |
| Imprint: | Penguin Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 240 |
| Release Date: | 7 April 2025 |
| Weight: | 187g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 127mm x 15mm |
About The Author
Karen Weingarten
Karen Weingarten (Editor) is Professor of English at Queens College, City University of New York. Her previous books are Abortion in the American Imagination- Before Life and Choice and Pregnancy Test.
Rebecca Traister (Foreword) is writer at large for New York magazine. She is the author of Good and Mad, All the Single Ladies, and the award-winning Big Girls Don’t Cry.
Renee Bracey Sherman (Afterword) is an abortion activist, writer, and founder and co-executive director of We Testify, an organization dedicated to the leadership and representation of people who have abortions.
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