Artist research, Findings, and Concepts
Below are some of resources and places of inspiration I found to create this project. I worked very closely with the Black Box Curators to craft a comprehensive time line of the four main feminist movements of American, watch the films listed below, artist references, books read, community interviews, and concept drawings.
Project Outline / Brainstorm:
Videos:
How the Controversial Barbie brand made a comeback - CNBC: Barbie Comeback
Opinion: Talking to your kids about reproductive rights - CNN: Watch Here
From Mexico to the U.S., an Underground Abortion Pill Network - The New York Times: Watch Here
The Janes: Watch Here
A timely look at a group of women who built an underground network for women seeking safe, affordable, illegal abortions in 1970s Chicago.
In the spring of 1972, police raided an apartment on the South Side of Chicago where seven women who were part of a clandestine network were arrested and charged. Using code names, fronts, and safe houses to protect themselves and their work, the accused had built an underground service for women seeking safe, affordable, illegal abortions. They called themselves "Jane."
Directed by Oscar-nominee Tia Lessin (HBO’s Trouble the Water) and Emmy-nominee Emma Pildes (HBO’s Jane Fonda in Five Acts), The Janes offers first-hand accounts from the women at the center of the group, many speaking on the record for the first time.
The Janes tells the story of a group of unlikely outlaws. Defying the state legislature that outlawed abortion, the Catholic Church that condemned it, and the Chicago Mob that was profiting from it, the members of Jane risked their personal and professional lives to help women in need. In the pre-Roe v. Wade era –– a time when abortion was a crime in most states and even circulating information about abortion was a felony in Illinois –– the Janes provided low-cost and free abortions to an estimated 11,000 women.
Articles of Note
How the Right to Legal Abortion Changed the Arc of All Women’s Lives - The New Yorker: Read Here
Republican Congressman Blames Mass Shooting on Women Having Rights - Vanity Fair: Read Here
The first Black woman CEO in the Fortune 500 on work-life balance: You don’t have ‘to go to all your kids’ games’ - CNBC: Read Here
Six Predictions About the End of Roe, Based on Research - Politico: Read Here
Concept Drawings
Inspirational Artist
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