Lorraine Rothman

Evelyn Lorraine Rothman (January 12, 1932 – September 25, 2007) was an American activist. She was a founding member of the feminist self-help clinic movement. In 1971, she invented the Del-Em menstrual extraction kit to make abortions available to women before Roe v. Wade. She was an advocate of self-induced abortions. Quotes I had three brothers and a sister, who died at about six weeks of age. I was the elder sister and I used my age to my maximum advantage. But I also was expected to, because as I got older and my mom worked, she needed me to help out. I had to boss my brothers sometimes because I was left in charge. For example, during high school, I was in complete charge of the household during one summer. (https://veteranfeministsofamerica.org/interview-carol-downer/) I live in Los Angeles, in the Eagle Rock neighborhood, for people who are familiar with Los Angeles. I was born in Shawnee, Oklahoma in 1933. My birthday is October 9th. In a couple of days, I’ll be 88 years of age. (https://veteranfeministsofamerica.org/interview-carol-downer/) External links Category:Pro-choice activists Category:Women activists from the United States Category:Feminists from the United States Category:Inventors Category:1932 births Category:2007 deaths Category:Women born in the 1930s Category:Activists from San Francisco