Ellie Frisch
“Making Jane” is a podcast about the Jane Collective, a group of women working underground in Chicago in the 1960’s and 70’s to provide safe illegal abortions. In this podcast the host, Ellie Frisch, interviews Heather Booth who founded the Janes. They speak about the creation of the underground abortion network, its work, and the importance of continuing similar work today. The story of the Janes is even more pertinent in today’s post Roe world, where the autonomy of women and all people with Uteruses is in grave danger. By listening we can all learn from the story of the Janes and be empowered to fight for reproductive justice today.
Bellow is a copy of the unedited full-length version of my interview with Heather Booth.
Here is a link to watch the trailer or full film “The Janes” on HBO Max:
https://www.hbo.com/movies/the-janes
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- Heather (at 18 years old) playing guitar for Fannie Lou Hamer and two of her friends. Photos by Wallace Roberts, Mississippi 1964.
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- Members of Jane, 1972, credit to HBO
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- Heather in Mississippi. Photos by Wallace Roberts, Mississippi 1964.
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- Heather in a demonstration for child care with women’s liberation, provided by Heather Booth
Bibliography
Cited in Podcast
- Booth, Heather. Personal Interview. 30 October 2022.
- The Janes. Directed by Tia Lessin and Emma Pildes, HBO Max Original, 2022
- She’s Beautiful When She’s Angry, Directed by Mary Dore, 2014
Background Research
- Kaplan, Laura.The Story of Jane: A View from within the Legendary Feminist Abortion Service. Pantheon, 1996.
- Magazine, Smithsonian. “When Abortion Was Illegal, Chicago Women Turned to the Jane Collective.”com, Smithsonian Institution, 14 June 2022, https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/abortion-jane-collective-chicago-180980244/.
Photos
- Roberts, Wallace. Mississippi, 1964
- Roberts, Wallace. Mississippi, 1964
- HBO, Chicago, 1972
- Provided by Heather Booth, 1970
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