JANE AGAINST THE WORLD by Karen Blumenthal is a new book about the
Supreme Court decision Roe v. Wade and the Fight for Reproductive Rights. Blumenthal (Let Me Play: The Story of Title IX) is an award winning author of
non-fiction and divides this latest work into 4 parts: Restrictions, Reform,
Roe v. Wade, and After Roe. Each is filled with photos, quotes, and statistics
and the book contains a glossary of legal and medical terms, plus a timeline,
and a summary of other relevant court cases as well as an extensive
bibliography, notes and an index.
Student researchers
will appreciate the detailed information and numerous primary sources (e.g.,
photo of original receipt from the filing of Roe v. Wade). In addition, Blumenthal
presents the personal stories of the plaintiff (Norma McCorvey) and of the young,
activist lawyers (like Linda Coffee and Sarah Weddington) in a balanced,
accessible narrative that will likely offer surprises and intrigue her readers.
Acknowledging
Blumenthal’s “enduring recognition that reproductive rights restrictions have
always been a way for people in power to further racist, classist agendas,” Booklist called this work an “essential
guide” and gave it a starred review, as
did Kirkus who described JANE AGAINST
THE WORLD as “gripping reading; necessary for every library serving
teens.” We will have a copy on our shelves.
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