Gillian Frank
Biographic Data
| ID | 3978206 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Gillian Frank |
| GIVEN NAMES | Gillian |
| FAMILY NAME | Frank |
| SIGNATURE | FRANK G |
| AFFILIATIONS | Stony Brook University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 20 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
The Pastoral was Political
This article explores a forgotten history of religious activism for reproductive rights in the courts before Roe v. Wade. These legal challenges emerged out of acts of civil disobedience undertaken by clergy and laity, including contraceptive and abortion counseling, referral, and accessing illegal devices and procedures. Through lawsuits, Jewish and mainline Protestant faith leaders sought to legalize religiously motivated practices. These cases…
Sex with the Sound On
When Curtis Boyd remembers offering abortions before Roe v. Wade, he emphasizes his patients’ sheer determination. One of the first abortions he performed was for a poor white woman in her late teens from East Texas. Wearing a feed-sack dress and makeshift sandals, she came to Boyd when she was eight weeks pregnant. “I need you to do me an abortion,” she said. Curtis told her the procedure was illegal. “Don’t matter—you got to do me one,” she res…
Devotions and Desires
The Colour of the Unborn
The Civil Rights of Parents”
Ideals of Stability, Order and Fidelity”
This article explores the bestselling evangelical marital advice book, The Love Dare, which is based upon the top-selling independent movie of 2008, Fireproof. It describes how evangelicals are using traditional media and new media to influence mainstream culture in their quest to turn back the tide of rising divorce rates and secular sexual values. Hundreds of thousands of Americans have undergone a process of self-transformation and thousands h…
The Civil Rights of Parents”
The Colour of the Unborn
Ideals of Stability, Order and Fidelity”
This article explores the bestselling evangelical marital advice book, The Love Dare, which is based upon the top-selling independent movie of 2008, Fireproof. It describes how evangelicals are using traditional media and new media to influence mainstream culture in their quest to turn back the tide of rising divorce rates and secular sexual values. Hundreds of thousands of Americans have undergone a process of self-transformation and thousands h…
Ideals of Stability, Order and Fidelity”
This article explores the bestselling evangelical marital advice book, The Love Dare, which is based upon the top-selling independent movie of 2008, Fireproof. It describes how evangelicals are using traditional media and new media to influence mainstream culture in their quest to turn back the tide of rising divorce rates and secular sexual values. Hundreds of thousands of Americans have undergone a process of self-transformation and thousands h…
The Civil Rights of Parents”
The Colour of the Unborn
Devotions and Desires
Sex with the Sound On
When Curtis Boyd remembers offering abortions before Roe v. Wade, he emphasizes his patients’ sheer determination. One of the first abortions he performed was for a poor white woman in her late teens from East Texas. Wearing a feed-sack dress and makeshift sandals, she came to Boyd when she was eight weeks pregnant. “I need you to do me an abortion,” she said. Curtis told her the procedure was illegal. “Don’t matter—you got to do me one,” she res…
The Pastoral was Political
This article explores a forgotten history of religious activism for reproductive rights in the courts before Roe v. Wade. These legal challenges emerged out of acts of civil disobedience undertaken by clergy and laity, including contraceptive and abortion counseling, referral, and accessing illegal devices and procedures. Through lawsuits, Jewish and mainline Protestant faith leaders sought to legalize religiously motivated practices. These cases…
Sociology (5 works) · Law (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Gender Studies (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Politics (3 works) · Race, History, and American Society (3 works) · Abortion (2 works) · Art (2 works) · Gender Studies (2 works)