This book offers a oral history of pro-life direct activism in America from the late 1970s through the early 1990s. Through the stories of leaders and followers, men and women, Catholics and evangelicals, Carol Maxwell explores the complex beliefs and desires that gave rise to this activism, sustained, and eventually undid it. She offers a unique view of the minds of individual protestors and an important account of the direct action movement--as its initial commitment to Ghandian non-violence was broken down by the lethal acts that accompanied its end.
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This book offers a fascinating oral history of pro-life direct activism in America from the late 1970s through the early 1990s. Through the stories of leaders and followers, men and women, Catholics and evangelicals, Carol Maxwell explores the complex beliefs and desires that gave rise to this activism, sustained, and eventually undid it. Professor Maxwell offers a unique window into the minds of individual protestors and gives an important account of the direct action movement as its initial commitment to Ghandian non-violence was broken by the lethal acts that accompanied its end.
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In the mid 1970s, abortion clinics in the United States experienced their first sit-ins, orchestrated by activists who eventually came to call themselves "rescuers." Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Operation Rescue, United States, New York, Family Support Ministries, Randall Terry, Civil War, Joan Andrews, Direct Action League, Lambs of Christ, National Right, Vietnam War, Clinic Entrances Act, Freedom of Access, Nancy Cruzan, Rosa Luxemburg, Summer of Mercy New!
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In the mid 1970s, abortion clinics in the United States experienced their first sit-ins, orchestrated by activists who eventually came to call themselves "rescuers." Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Operation Rescue, United States, New York, Family Support Ministries, Randall Terry, Civil War, Joan Andrews, Direct Action League, Lambs of Christ, National Right, Vietnam War, Clinic Entrances Act, Freedom of Access, Nancy Cruzan, Rosa Luxemburg, Summer of Mercy New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Women and Social Protest by Guida West in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Uncertain Terms: Negotiating Gender in American Culture by Faye Ginsburg in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
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