Pat Maginnis

Patricia Theresa Maginnis
BornJune 9, 1928
Ithaca, New York
DiedAugust 30, 2021
Oakland, California
Known forfirst abortion rights activist

Patricia Theresa "Pat" Maginnis (June 9, 1928 – August 30, 2021) was considered the first abortion rights activist in American history.[1][2][3][4] She was one part of the "Army of Three", the grass-roots collective that would eventually become NARAL Pro-Choice America and that founded the Society for Humane Abortion.[2][5] She was also a political cartoonist, painter, and peace activist. In 2018, she was chosen by the National Women's History Alliance as one of its honorees for Women's History Month in the United States.[6]

  1. ^ "About". Pat Maginnis. July 2, 2013. Retrieved September 1, 2021.
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference :0 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Dorothy Fadiman (1995). "From Danger to Dignity: The Fight For Safe Abortion" (documentary film). Concentric Media.
  4. ^ From Danger to Dignity: The Fight For Safe Abortion on YouTube
  5. ^ Loofbourow, Lili (December 4, 2018). "They Called Her 'the Che Guevara of Abortion Reformers'". Slate. Retrieved October 3, 2021.
  6. ^ "National Women's History Month: What is it, when did it begin, who is being honored this year?". kiro7.com. February 25, 2018.