A UMass woman student died in an illegal botched abortion performed by her boyfriend.
Eight hundred students marched against the policy. Late 1960s, early 1970s Contraception and abortionĬontraception was illegal for unmarried students, but the UMass health service nonetheless provided it. Women organized against the policy, with a petition signed by more than 75 percent of women students to everyone’s surprise, the policy was (largely) abolished. The Dean of Women announced a new “bed check” policy to be sure women were really in their dorms. Junior and senior women could stay out until 11:00 p.m. Entering first year students had to be in their dorms by 8:00 p.m. Anyone may comment if you want to add significant additional material, say accounts of another movement, please email Dan Clawson, suggestions, and additions strongly encouraged. Please comment on the timeline, or on any of the papers, adding more information, analysis, reactions, or suggestions. It is radical movements, and activism, which challenges the established system and changes the world. Even more so, we hope that you will make history by contributing to future activism. We hope you will learn about UMass’s activist heritage. UMass has an impressive history of activism, but for the most part that history is hidden. In many cases there is a link to a paper written by a student in the spring 2011 Radical Movements course taught by Dan Clawson in the sociology department. This site contains a listing of SOME of the radical movements and activities at UMass and the surrounding area from the 1960s to today.
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