Much of what I learned about the Chicago Jane collective came from Laura Kaplan’s invaluable and comprehensive history The Story of Jane: The Legendary Underground Feminist Abortion Service.
Other books that were helpful for understanding the history of abortion access and the fight for reproductive justice in Canada and the U.S. include The Abortion Caravan by Karin Wells; Without Apology: Writings on Abortion in Canada, edited by Sharon Stettner; Abortion: History, Politics and Reproductive Justice after Morgentaler, edited by Shannon Stettner, Kristin Burnett and Travis Hey; Seizing the Means of Reproduction by Michelle Murphy; and Catherine Dunphy’s excellent and clear-eyed biography of Henry Morgentaler, Morgentaler: A Difficult Hero. On midwifery in Newfoundland, I turned to Janet McNaughton’s doctoral dissertation “The Role of the Newfoundland Midwife in Traditional Healthcare, 1900 to 1970.”
An early excerpt of We, Jane appeared in the journal MuseMedusa and I am very grateful to Geneviève Robichaud for the invitation to contribute and for her thoughtful and generative feedback on the text.
For conversation, inspiration and support in many forms: love and thanks to Amanda Power, Vanessa McGivern, Aleshia Jensen, Jodee Richardson, Luke Major, Caroline Marinacci, Jessica Hébert, Jon Montes, and Benjamin Langlois.
Thank you to my family for all of the above and more.
Malcolm Sutton is a sensitive and perceptive reader and the most thoughtful editor. I am very grateful for the attention and care he put into editing this novel, as well as for his beautiful cover design. It is a joy to work with Jay MillAr and Hazel Millar and I thank them for their enthusiasm and dedication. Much gratitude.