Merle Hoffman

Intimate Wars (eBook, ePUB)

The Life and Times of the Woman Who Brought Abortion from the Back Alley to the Boardroom

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

A "searingly honest debut memoir" from an activist and award-winning journalist who made a woman's right to choose her life's work ( Kirkus Reviews). Merle Hoffman had built a life as a classical pianist and self-made millionaire before her passion for the equality and freedom of girls and women drew her to a bigger cause: protecting a woman's right to have a safe and legal abortion. Hoffman became an expert in women's reproductive healthcare and used her entrepreneurial spirit to build one of the most comprehensive women's medical centers in the country. In 1971, two years before the Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision made abortion legal throughout the US, Hoffman founded the New York abortion clinic Choices. As a medical provider, she pioneered "patient power," encouraging women to participate in their own health care decisions. Through her singular journey, Hoffman had many loves and even adopted a daughter from Russia, but never wavered in her commitment to fighting on the front lines of the feminist movement. "From her decision to adopt a child to her love affairs, this is the story of one woman's quest to live fully. Opinionated, fierce, bold and brash, Intimate Wars chronicles Hoffman's efforts to improve women's lives and influence history. She deserves our gratitude." - Truthout

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: The Feminist Press at CUNY
• Seitenzahl: 274
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. Dezember 2018
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781558617575
• Artikelnr.: 40181001

Autorenporträt

Merle Hoffman is an award-winning journalist, activist, and women's health care pioneer. In 1971, she founded Choices, one of the first ambulatory abortion centers, which has become one of the nation's largest and most comprehensive women's medical facilities in the US. She is also the publisher of On the Issues, an online feminist magazine.