Reproductive Freedom in Lower Manhattan Tour

Reproductive Freedom in Lower Manhattan Tour

This tour traces the people and places in New York that have been instrumental in the fight for reproductive health, rights and justice, and the adversaries that they’ve encountered along the way. Focusing on the 100 years from the end of the Civil War to the 1970s, the tour also looks at the universal desires for reproductive freedom and the struggles that still exist today.

Themes Covered: History & Status of Reproductive Freedom, Rights, Health & Justice, Changes in Abortion Laws, Suppression of & Access to Contraception & Birth Control, Maternal Mortality, Activism, Safety, Nondiscrimination, Equality, Human Rights

Sites Covered: Susan B. Anthony Marker, Anthony Comstock Outpost, House of Relief, Trojan Condom & Margaret Sanger’s Diaphragm Headquarters, Illegal Abortion Meeting Site, Mid-19th Century Brothel Setting, 1910 Tenement, First Italian Catholic Church in the US, Washington Square Church, Judson Memorial Church, Washington Square Park

Itinerary
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Pass By: Judson Memorial Church, 55 Washington St, New York City, NY 10006-2919

Social Justice oriented church