Tuesday, January 21st
6:00 p.m.
4th Floor Skyline Room
Parkway Central Library
1901 Vine Street

The Social Science & History Department will screen Abortion & Women's Rights 1970, the first documentary made in the U.S. about the struggle for abortion rights. Following the 28-minute film will be a panel discussion about the film, its historical context, and its relevance for the present day. 

Panelists:

• Mary Summers, film co-director and producer
• Katia Pérez, Interim Executive Director, Abortion Liberation Fund of PA
• Christine Castro, Senior Staff Attorney, Women’s Law Project
• David S. Cohen, professor, Thomas R. Kline School of Law, Drexel University; author, After Dobbs: How the Supreme Court Ended Roe but Not Abortion (Beacon, forthcoming, MARCH 2025)
• Kathleen M. Brown, Professor of History; Core Faculty, Center for Research in Feminist, Queer, and Transgender Studies, University of Pennsylvania