Daughters, Mothers, Grandmothers, and Other Sexual Outlaws

Great reads to compliment Daughters, Mothers, Grandmothers, and Other Sexual Outlaws, a photo exhibit about sexual and reproductive health and rights activism presented in partnership with Island Sexual Health at Central Branch from February 10-21, 2024.

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Daughters, Mothers, Grandmothers, and Other Sexual Outlaws

Great reads to compliment Daughters, Mothers, Grandmothers, and Other Sexual Outlaws, a photo exhibit about sexual and reproductive health and rights activism presented in partnership with Island Sexual Health at Central Branch from February 10-21, 2024.

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Blood : The Science, Medicine, and Mythology of Menstruation
Gunter, Jen.
Paper Book
"This book is the brilliant and long needed corrective that we have waited for, since the first time we stuffed a box of pads into a three-ply paper bag and slunk out of a pharmacy. Never again." --Samantha Bee New York Times bestselling author of The...
Comics for choice : illustrated abortion stories, history, and politics
Newlevant, Hazel
Paper Book
Comics for Choice is anthology of comics about abortion. As this fundamental reproductive right continues to be stigmatized and jeopardized, over sixty artists and writers have created comics that boldly share their own experiences, and educate readers on the history of abortion, current political...
Deep care : the radical activists who provided abortions, defied the law, and fought to keep clinics open
Hume, Angela
Paper Book
The story of the radical feminist networks who worked outside the law to defend abortion.  Starting in the 1970s, small groups of feminist activists met regularly to study anatomy, practice pelvic exams on each other, and learn how to safely perform a procedure known...
I'm sorry for my loss : an urgent examination of reproductive care in America
Little, Rebecca (Freelance writer)
Paper Book
Why is our culture so bad at dealing with pregnancy loss? It's true that our society doesn't handle death or grief very well. But that lonely, helpless feeling that so many feel when they miscarry or lose a baby is not a coincidence. Something deeper and more systemic is going on here,...
Invisible labor : the untold story of the cesarean section
Somerstein, Rachel
Paper Book
An incisive yet personal look at the science and history of the most common surgery performed in America--the cesarean section--and an exposé on the disturbing state of maternal medical care When Rachel Somerstein had an unplanned C-section with her first child, the experience was anything...
Policing pregnant bodies : from ancient Greece to post-Roe America
Crowther, Kathleen M.
Paper Book
On June 24, 2022, the US Supreme Court overturned the Roe v. Wade decision, asserting that the Constitution did not confer the right to abortion. This ruling, in the Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health case, was the culmination of a half-century of pro-life activism promoting the idea that...
We choose to : a memoir of providing abortion care before, during, and after Roe
Boyd, Curtis Wayne
Paper Book
"An invaluably intimate glimpse at a delicate subject. It's a must-read." --Publishers Weekly (starred review) "We Choose To is a story of love, shared humanity, and the power of choosing to stare injustice in the face and do something about it."
What Happened to Belen
Correa, Ana Elena.
Paper Book
"There are many women like Belén whose names we don't know, but whose stories are just as important. An uplifting chronicle of one woman's fight for justice."--Kirkus Reviews (starred review) Foreword by Margaret Atwood The heartbreaking true story of an Argentinian...
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