Reproductive Justice Health and Activism in a post-Roe World

Moving Forward Together: Women's History Talk

In recent years, women’s rights in the U.S. have faced significant setbacks, with the overturning of Roe v. Wade in 2022 marking a major loss for reproductive rights. Along with these growing restrictions on abortion access, women’s healthcare disparities have persisted or worsened. These challenges reflect a broader erosion of the progress Americans have fought for over the last 70 years. Join us for a talk and Q&A on the historical framework for reproductive rights activism in the 19th and 20th centuries and what “moving forward” might look like in this new political era.

Professor Rachel Purdie is an award-winning educator and historian with academic specializations in American women, race, and the history of medicine. She joined the Solano College History Department in 2014 where she currently teaches courses in US and American women's history.

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