African-American Women for Reproductive Freedom
African-American Women for Reproductive Freedom was an American-based reproductive rights organization that formed in 1990. The organization developed as a way for African American women to show support for Roe vs. Wade. Faye Wattleton was one of the first major supporters of the organization.[1] In 1989, before officially forming an organization, a group of 16 African American women, and one man, all affiliated with major organizations in the country, released a declaration brochure supporting pro-choice reproductive rights. The document, "African American Women are for Reproductive Freedom", was signed by:[2]
- Byllye Avery
- Willie Barrow
- Donna Brazile
- Shirley Chisholm
- Cardiss Collins
- Romona Edelin
- Jacqui Gillepsie
- Dorothy Height
- Jewel Jackson McCabe
- Julianne Malveaux
- Eleanor Holmes Norton
- C. Delores Tucker
- Patricia Tyson
- Maxine Waters
- Faye Wattleton
See also
- Abortion in the United States
- Gender equality
- Feminism
- Feminism in the United States
- Margaret Sanger
- Reproductive rights
- Sex-positive feminism
- Timeline of feminism in the United States
- Women's Equality Day
References
External links
- A statement released by the organization as published in Ms. from Our Bodies, Our Selves.
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