Film screening at 6 pm, followed by discussion at 7 pm.
You can also stream the documentary online on Concentric Media free prior to the event and join the discussion at the library at 7 pm.
From Danger to Dignity (1995)
A documentary film directed by Dorothy Fadiman, Concentric Media.
Until the mid-1800s, abortion was regularly practiced in the United States. But, by the turn of the 20th century, it had become illegal nationwide. While activists fought within existing systems to legalize the procedure, doctors, nurses, clergy, and ordinary women established underground networks to help women find safe abortions outside the law. Using rare archival footage, FROM DANGER TO DIGNITY weaves together the stories of those who worked — often at great risk to themselves — to remove the stigma that surrounded abortion and, in doing so, to save women’s lives.
RHEA HIRSHMAN, a freelance writer and editor, has taught women’s and gender studies for three decades at UConn Stamford and has been a visiting instructor at Yale and Wesleyan. Deeply involved in women’s liberation activities including community education, reproductive rights advocacy, and the arts, she was recognized for her contributions by the Connecticut chapter of Veteran Feminists of America.
