Activist, strategist and organizer Heather Booth is a living legend. Booth—the founder of Jane, an underground abortion service she started in Chicago prior to Roe v. Wade—joins us to share how she got started in organizing and social justice work, the legacy of the Janes, and the lessons she’s learned for future generations of organizers and leaders.

She recounts her early activist days as an organizer alongside Fannie Lou Hamer during Mississippi’s 1964 Freedom Summer to her founding of the Midwest Academy, the go-to training program for organizers in the progressive movement today.

Heather also shares what it’s been like to be a woman leader in the movement and her advice for those who want to make a difference today.

REFERENCES:

Heather Booth - @hboothgo

Documentary - Heather Booth - Changing the World https://heatherbooththefilm.com

Documentary - The Janes - https://hbo.com/movies/the-janes

Feature Film - Call Jane - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Call_Jane

Photo - Heather Booth & Fannie Lou Hamer, 1964 https://jwa.org/media/image-of-heather-booth-and-fannie-lou-hamer