by Grandmothers for Reproductive Rights | Apr 13, 2021 | Stories
I was about six or seven, visiting my grandfather’s farm in Vermont. He had dairy cows, who were milked every day by Mr. Doyle. I loved animals and seeing the cows. One day I went to the barn all by myself to watch the cows come into the barn at milking time. Mr....
by Grandmothers for Reproductive Rights | Mar 8, 2021 | Stories
Little did I know that my last rotation, OB-GYN, in the spring of ’66 would change the course of my life. Our student group headed up to a little amphitheater above a GYN operating room on our first day of that rotation. On the table was a woman in her 20’s. She was...
by Grandmothers for Reproductive Rights | Mar 8, 2021 | Book Review
Reviewed by Cait Vaughan GRR! National Grassroots Organizer For anyone who might have wondered how a hashtag evolved into a global movement, I recommend The Purpose of Power: How We Come Together When We Fall Apart. The book is #BlackLivesMatter co-founder Alicia...
by Grandmothers for Reproductive Rights | Feb 9, 2021 | Stories
My friend Meselesh and I lived in the same apartment block. We had met the day we moved in, and since then, had been in and out of each other’s apartments daily. We traded babysitting, shared recipes, and our families often had meals together. Our children were...
by Grandmothers for Reproductive Rights | Jan 12, 2021 | Stories
I was 19, in college, but very naïve about the world. It was the evening of Mother’s Day. Earlier in the day, my grandmother told my Mom, who told my Dad, that I was a smoker and no longer a virgin. It was a traumatizing day. As I was packing to return to campus, my...
by Grandmothers for Reproductive Rights | Nov 10, 2020 | Book Review, Stories
Reviewed by Sheila Spear MidCoast GRR! Next time you hear someone claim that abortion restrictions will make women safer, reach for this book. One of the politicians who has pursued legislation to restrict access to abortion is Ohio’s Jim Buchy. When asked why...
