Abortion -- Ohio

Scope and Content From the Collection: The Dayton Women's Health Center Records document the administration and history of Dayton's first legal abortion clinic, as well as the litigation and controversy surrounding it. In addition to organizational records, the collection contains newspaper clippings; a scrapbook; correspondence; audiovisual materials, including recordings and photographs of picketers; and memorabilia. Through these records, researchers will gain insight into the operations of a women's health clinic and the...

Abstract Established in Kettering, Ohio, in September 1973, the Dayton Women's Health Center provided a variety of women's reproductive health services, including pregnancy tests, contraceptives, and abortions. This collection consists of the DWHC's administrative records, legal records, newspaper clippings, photographs, audiovisual materials, and memorabilia. Also included are materials on the abortion debate, such as pro-choice and pro-life brochures, pamphlets, newsletters, and other literature;...