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The abortion caravan : when women shut down government in the battle for the right to choose  Cover Image Book Book

The abortion caravan : when women shut down government in the battle for the right to choose / Karin Wells.

Wells, Karin, 1949- (author.).

Summary:

"How a group of women helped bring about abortion reform. In the spring of 1970, 17 (mostly) young women set out from Vancouver in a big yellow convertible, a Volkswagen bus, and a pickup truck. It was called the Abortion Caravan. Five thousand kilometres later, they led a rally of 500 women on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, "occupied" the Prime Minister's front lawn, chained themselves to their chairs in the visitors' galleries, and shut down Parliament--the first and only time this was accomplished."-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781772601251 (trade paperback)
  • Physical Description: 326 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
  • Publisher: Toronto : Second Story Press, 2020.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subject: Abortion > Government policy > Canada > Citizen participation.
Pro-choice movement > Canada > History.
Women's rights > Canada.
Genre: History.

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  • 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.

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Lakeshore Branch 362.198880971 Wel 31681010195204 NONFICPBK Available -


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