Event
Jane play reading + "Never Go Back" panel
Location: Pride Arts Center -- at its Broadway theater, at 4139 N. Broadway. Suggested payment is $10, with half of proceeds going to Chicago Abortion Fund and half to the Pride Center.
This event is co-sponsored by the Chicago Women's History Center and Shout Your Abortion 773. Play reading, directed by Iris Sowlat, at 7:30 and panel," Never Go Back to When America Wasn't So Great Again," featuring Jane member Jeanne Galatzer-Levy, reproductive rights activist Aileen Kim, and moderated by Alicia Swiz, at 9. Reception to follow by the Chicago Women's History Center.
Featuring actors: Zach Herbert, Anna Wolfe, Amber Snyder, Chloe Bluml, Caitlin McManus, Kaitlin Stewart, Shannon Webber, Whitney Pipes, Erin Caswell, Carly Anderson, and Lyla Whedbee.
This is a reading of the short version of Jane: Abortion and the Underground, by Paula Kamen, based on original interviews with women who ran and used this legendary pre-Roe Chicago abortion service. Widely known as "the best kept secret in Chicago," Jane was run in private apartments across the city from 1969 to 1973 by "hippie housewives," students and activists -- and provided safe abortions to more than 10,000 women.
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LocationThe Broadway at Pride Arts Center (View)
4139 N. Broadway
Chicago, IL 60613
United States
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| Minimum Age: 18 |
| Kid Friendly: No |
| Dog Friendly: No |
| Non-Smoking: Yes! |
| Wheelchair Accessible: Yes! |
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