LoginIntimate Wars: The Life and Times of the Woman Who Brought Abortion from the Back Alley to the Board Room
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Merle Hoffman's life story is riveting. A former classical pianist, a self-made millionaire, and a feminist who found her life's work providing abortions, she has been a fearless crusader for women's right to choose.
Over the years, Hoffman has 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 to legalize abortion nationally), Hoffman founded Choices, an abortion clinic in New York. As a medical provider, she pioneered "patient power," encouraging women to participate in the
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Manufacturer: The Feminist Press at CUNY
Release date: 10 January 2012
ISBN-10 : B0061S3U5W |
Release date: 10 January 2012
ISBN-10 : B0061S3U5W |
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