Jane Against the World: Roe v. Wade and the Fight for Reproductive Rights

From award-winning author Karen Blumenthal, Jane Against the World examines the riveting history of the fight for reproductive rights in the United States-and how Roe v. Wade was only the beginning.

Here is a journalistic look at the history of abortion perfect for fans of Steve Sheinkin and Deborah Heiligman.

Tracing the path to the landmark decision in Roe v. Wade and the continuing battle for women's rights, Blumenthal examines the root causes of the current debate around abortion and the repercussions that have affected generations of American women.

As reproductive rights continue to be challenged across the country, Blumenthal's eye-opening work remains an important and necessary read.

This revealing book is the perfect tool to facilitate difficult discussions and awareness of a topic that is rarely touched on in school but affects each and every young person.

"Jane Against the World reads, at times, like a legal thriller. I kept reminding myself, "Wait, I know how this ends."...Blumenthal has done her job well: presenting the history, and leaving readers to wrestle with what the future may hold for families facing unwanted pregnancies." -The New York Times

*"An account of the tumultuous struggle for abortion rights in the United States...Gripping reading; necessary for every library serving teens." -Kirkus Reviews, starred review

*"This essential guide, which gives voices to vulnerable populations, demands to be heard." -Booklist, starred review

" An excellent purchase for public and high school nonfiction collections." -School Library Journal

" Blumenthal's impeccable research is revealed in the extensive back matter (including documentation, a subject bibliography, a timeline, and a glossary) that completes this compelling book." -The Horn Book

"Written in clear, accessible language, as lively as it is thorough, the book presents the issue as far more nuanced and complex than the often sharply divided "pro-choice" and "pro-life" stances it is often boiled down to." -Publishers Weekly

Karen Blumenthal (1959-2020) was a financial journalist and editor whose career included five years with The Dallas Morning News and twenty-five with The Wall Street Journal-where her work helped earn the paper a Pulitzer Prize for its breaking news coverage of the September 11, 2001 attacks-before becoming an award-winning children's non-fiction book writer.

Three of her books, Hillary Rodham Clinton: A Woman Living History, Steve Jobs: The Man Who Thought Different, and Bootleg: Murder, Moonshine, and the Lawless Years of Prohibition, were finalists for the YALSA Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults Award.

Karen was also the author of Six Days in October: The Stock Market Crash of 1929 (named a Sibert Honor Book), Let Me Play: The Story of Title IX (winner of the Jane Addams Children's Book Award), Tommy: The Gun That Changed America, Bonnie and Clyde: The Making of a Legend, and Jane Against the World: Roe v. Wade and the Fight for Reproductive Rights.