Anthropological Quarterly · 1991 · 758 citations · 0 references
Social SciencesPolitical ScienceSociologyAmerican PoliticsFeminist TheoryPolitical SociologyAbortion PoliticsActivismPolitical ActivismReproductive JusticeReproductive RightsWomen's ActivismAbortion ActivismAbortion MobilizationAccess To AbortionAnti-abortion MovementReproductive ActivismReproductive Health AdvocacyReproductive Rights ActivismWomen's Political Activism
Based on the struggle over a Fargo, North Dakota, abortion clinic, Contested Lives explores one of the central social conflicts of our time. Both wide-ranging and rich in detail, it speaks not simply to the abortion issue but also to the critical role of women s political activism.