A common question asked of the Women’s Medical Fund is “Where do you get the money to help these women?” My answer, “We beg!” No public monies, of course, are …
Misc
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Chapter 4: Who Are the Women?
(All names are fictitious) “My five-year-old was suspended from kindergarten,” 31-year-old Shelley Wood said, explaining the presence of her noisy child at home on a school day “He throws chairs …
Chapter 3: Why Abortion?
After affluent, well-nourished Henry Hyde, a United States Congressperson from Illinois, succeeded in halting federal funding of abortions for needy women, that law, upheld by the United States Supreme Court, …
Chapter 2: Launching the Women’s Medical Fund
Prior to the Roe v Wade decision, Prof. Robert West of the University of Wisconsin Chemistry Department, his wife Peggy and I were discussing a particularly sad situation where a …
Chapter 1: Introduction to Activism
A quarter of a century ago, in the late 1960s, I became an abortion rights advocate. As editor of a small, struggling suburban weekly, which I co-owned with my husband …
Foreword
My favorite story—apocryphal, I’m sure—has to do with the intake procedure of a small mental hospital with many referrals and little space. In deciding if they could assist a prospective …
In Appreciation
In addition to my personal cheers for the Thanks Be to Grandmother Winifred Foundation for its concern for women, I wish to acknowledge two decades of generous help from Prof. …
The Myth of Choice for Women Who Are Poor
By Anne Nicol Gaylor Truly heart-rending stories of women seeking to gain control of their lives. Pregnant women who are poor, ill and disadvantaged continue to be denied the abortions …
Winners of the 2019 Brian Bolton Essay Contest for Graduate/”Older” Students (To Age 30)
This contest is now closed. Please return in the Spring of 2020 for updated scholarship information. First Place Prize: $3,500Second Place Award: $3,000Third Place Award: $2,500Fourth Place Award: $2,000Fifth Place …
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