Columbia Center for Oral History Portal > Oral history interview with Sadja Greenwood, 2001
Creator: | Greenwood, Sadja, 1930- | Project: | Physicians for reproductive health and choice oral history project. (see all project interviews) | Phys. Desc. : | sound file : digital preservation master, WAV files (96 kHz, 24 bit) video file : digital preservation master | Location: | Columbia Center for Oral History | Full CLIO record >> |
Biographical NotePrimary care physician
Scope and ContentsEarly life and family: born in new York, mother's assistance of women in need of illegal abortions in 1920's and 30's, influence of family on career path; education: Radcliff college, where freshman roommate had illegal abortion in 1947; Pre-medical courses at University of Washington; medical school; internship at San Francisco General Hospital; volunteer work at Planned Parenthood; work as general practioner; residency obstetrics/gynecology; personal experience with an illegal abortion; assistance for women in raising money through underground referral network for abortions performed in Mexico and Japan; opened a teen clinic in San Francisco; political activism for abortion law reform; work for International Planned Parenthood Federation in Singapore from 1963-1965; began abortion clinic immediately following Roe v. Wade; descriptions of typical patients from the Haight Ashbury district during the 1960's of worst case, of procedures and technology
SubjectsAccess ConditionsCopyright by Physicians for Reproductive Choice and Health (PRCH), 2001
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