Merle Hoffman on the Front Lines of the Feminist Fight

The Leonard Lopate Show | Jan 27, 2012

Merle Hoffman talks about her career as a crusader for women's right to choose. Her memoir Intimate Wars: The Life and Times of the Woman Who Brought Abortion from the Back Ally to the Board Room chronicles her experiences on the front lines of the feminist movement and in the battle for choice.

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