Norma McCorvey
From QueerBio.com
Country
United States
Birth - Death
1948 - 2017
Occupation
Activist
Description
Individual who, under the pseudonym 'Jane Roe', was a plaintiff in the famous 'Roe vs. Wade' Supreme Court case for women's abortion rights (1973). Later in life she ironically became a Catholic Pro-Life activist. Author of the books 'I Am Roe' (1994) and 'Won By Love' (1997).
Further Reading/Research
- http://www.nytimes.com/1994/07/28/garden/at-home-with-norma-mccorvey-of-roe-dreams-and-choices.html
- https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/acts-of-faith/wp/2017/02/18/jane-roe-made-abortion-legal-then-a-minister-made-her-repent/?utm_term=.10d28d2623d2
- https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/18/obituaries/norma-mccorvey-dead-roe-v-wade.html
- https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/feb/18/norma-mccorvey-roe-v-wade-abortion-case-supreme-court
