Description: "As an installment of UGA Press's 'History in the Headlines' series, this book offers a rich discussion between highly respected scholars on the historical backdrop and context for contemporary "issues" (from the headlines). In addition to the historical context, these "conversations" demonstrate how historians speak to one another about contentious topics and can contribute in meaningful ways to the public's understanding. This volume focuses on the historical perspective to discussions of abortion and women's rights in the aftermath of the Dobbs decision that overturned Roe V. Wade"--
Brief description: RHAE LYNN BARNES is an assistant professor of American cultural history at Princeton University and the Sheila Biddle Ford Foundation Fellow at the Hutchins Center for African & African American Research at Harvard University. She is public speaker, writer, editor, documentarian, onscreen commenter, and coeditor of three books, including American Contact: Objects of Intercultural Encounters and the Boundaries of Book History. She is the author of the forthcoming books, Darkology: When the American Dream Wore Blackface and Tragic Kingdom.
Review Quotes: Roe v. Wade is a significant contribution to the current discussions surrounding the contentious abortion debate. As more Americans seek resources to increase their understanding of the crisis surrounding bodily autonomy, this book provides readers with a better understanding of this history and the contemporary political and social justice movements fighting for reproductive justice.--Justina Licata, creator of the podcast Choice or Coercion: The Biography of Norplant