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Intersectionality, Reproductive Justice, and the Women’s Movement in Canada

Reproductive justice was a concept developed by Black women activists in the United States in the 1990s

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Rise Up! is a digital archive of feminist activism in Canada from the 1970s to the 1990s. We were part of a worldwide wave of liberation and anti-oppression movements that won some victories, changed some attitudes, and radically altered the gendered and political landscape.

This site is dedicated to documenting and sharing these histories.

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