The residents of Jane Addams's Hull House were in the vanguard of
those supporting reproductive alternatives for all women. They were
instrumental in bringing family planning services to Chicago and
actively opposed the withholding of abortion services. This article
discusses the work of two longtime Hull-House residents, Alice Hamilton
and Rachelle Yarros, in the birth control movement and presents the
implications of their approach for improving the delivery of services
to and ensuring reproductive freedom for women today.
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