How did St. Louis women's groups attempt to deal with the polarization
surrounding the abortion controversy following Roe v. Wade, 1973-1979?


Abstract

Introduction

Endnotes

Pro-Choice Activity

Document 1: Mara Berry to Organizations, ca. 1974

Document 2: Carrol Dean to Sharron Belson, 11 October 1974

Document 3: Susan Thayer to "Friends," 16 October 1974

Document 4: Linda Driscoll to Richard Coburn, 22 October 1974

Document 5: Raymond E. Rowland to Sharron Egan Belson, 29 October 1974

Document 6: Missourians for the Freedom to Choose Abortion, "News Release," 30 June 1978

Document 7: Missouri Pro-Choice Groups, "Statement of Purpose," 21 October 1979

Document 8: Jean Cavender to Alice of National Abortion Federation, 5 November 1979

Anti-Abortion Activity

Document 9: Members of Missouri Citizens for Life to "All Friends of Life," 20 November 1973

Document 10: "First MCL Convention a Huge Success," MCL Newsletter for the St. Louis Region, October 1974

Document 11: "E.R.A.'s Assist to Abortion," The Phyllis Schlafly Report, December 1974

Document 12: John Danforth, "Speech," ca. 1974

Document 13: "Anti-Abortion Group Puts Off Decision On Boycotting United Way," St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 17 September 1978

Document 14: Sam Lee, "Propaganda," 28 July 1979


Pro-Choice Responses to Anti-Abortion Activity

Document 15: Johnell Geisler McLean to Missouri Citizens for Life, 10 July 1974

Document 16: Coalition of St. Louis Women, "Action Report," 13 July 1974

Document 17: Coalition of St. Louis Women, "Press Release," 28 October 1974

Document 18: National Organization for Women and Missourians for the Freedom to Choose Abortion, "Announcement," 16 October 1977

Document 19: National Organization for Women and Missourians for the Freedom to Choose Abortion, "Chants," 16 October 1977

Document 20: "Lawmaker Says Senate May Halt HEW Funds," St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 30 November 1977

Document 21: "Coalition Formed for Abortion Rights 'You're in Good Company'" and "Largest Pro-Choice Demonstration Ever 'We Did It With N.O.W.,'" Reproductive Freedom Letter, January 1978

Document 22: Maureen McCarthy to "Friend," 14 March 1979

St. Louis Abortion Mini-Summit

Document 23: Sylvia Hampton, Linda Hatch, Samuel Lee, and Maureen McCarthy, "Seeking Common Ground: A Call for Dialogue," 7 February 1979

Document 24: St. Louis Abortion Mini-Summit, "News Release," 12 February 1979

Document 25: "Abortion Adversaries Meeting First Time At National Level," St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 15 February 1979



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