Librarian for Gender & Sexuality Studies
Melinda Brown
they/she
Contact:
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Subjects: Gender and Sexuality Studies
Purpose of Guide
Resources about life before the Roe v Wade decision in 1973
Resources are:
- primarily for the United States
- may be restricted to current Vanderbilt students, faculty & staff
Background
Abortion in the United States: a Reference Handbook, 2nd Edition
Of particular interest:
- Chapter 1 - Background and History
- Chapter 5 - Data and Documents, Historical Documents
- Chapter 7 - Chronology
Abortion: A Reference Handbook, 2nd ed.
Of particular interest:
- Chapter 1 - Chronology (Classical Greece - 20th Century)
- Chapters 5 & 6 - Various select resources
Historical and Multicultural Encyclopedia of Women's Reproductive Rights in the United States
Of particular interest:
- Use the search function and book index for pre-Roe v Wade topics.
