Abortion & Women's Rights 1970: A Film Screening and Panel Discussion
Social Science and History Department at Parkway Central Library
4th Floor Skyline Room
The Social Science & History Department will screen Abortion & Women's Rights 1970, the first documentary made in the U.S. about the struggle for abortion rights. Following the 28-minute film will be a panel discussion about the film, its historical context, and its relevance for the present day.
Panelists:
- Mary Summers, film co-director and producer
- Katia Pérez, Interim Executive Director, Abortion Liberation Fund of PA
- Christine Castro, Senior Staff Attorney, Women’s Law Project
- David S. Cohen, professor, Thomas R. Kline School of Law, Drexel University; author, After Dobbs: How the Supreme Court Ended Roe but Not Abortion (Beacon, forthcoming, MARCH 2025)
- Kathleen M. Brown, Professor of History; Core Faculty, Center for Research in Feminist, Queer, and Transgender Studies, University of Pennsylvania
Registration is encourage but not required.
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Social Science and History Department
Room 201
215-686-5396
Parkway Central Library
1901 Vine Street (between 19th and 20th Streets on the Parkway)
Philadelphia, PA 19103
1-833-TALK FLP (825-5357)