From Back Alley to the Border: Criminal Abortion in California, 1920-1969

In this presentation, Dr. Alicia Gutierrez-Romine (Assistant Professor of History at La Sierra University) will discuss her book, From Back Alley to the Border: Criminal Abortion in California, 1920-1969--the first book to explore the history of abortion from the proverbial “back alley” to the U.S.-Mexico border in the American West. This timely work provides insight into what abortion access looked like before the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Roe v. Wade. It explores what happens when abortion is illegal, how women continued to access these procedures, and why this medical procedure has been subject to such atypical legislation. 

Dr. Paloma Villegas, Assistant Professor of Sociology, will serve as the program's interlocutor.

This event is free and open the public. 

For more information, contact Robie Madrigal, Pfau Library, at rmadriga@csusb.edu or (909) 537-5104.