Women's Week 2002 – "I'm Not Political, I'm Pregnant!" Generation X Confronts the Abortion Issue
Krista Jacob
Wednesday, 16 Oct 2002 at 8:00 pm – Sun Room, Memorial Union
Krista Jacob is the founder and editor-in-chief of Sexing the Political: A Journal of Third Wave Feminists on Sexuality, and edited the recently published Our Choices, Our Lives: Unapologetic Writings on Abortion. She has a long history of involvement in women's issues, from domestic violence and sexual assault to reproductive freedom. In addition to her writing, speaking and editing, she continues to work as a reproductive health counselor. She received her Master of Science in Women's Studies from Minnesota State University, Mankato, and lives in the Midwest with her husband and their two-year-old son
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