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The Family Roe: An American Story, with Joshua Prager

2022-09-19 19:00:00 2022-09-19 20:00:00 America/New_York The Family Roe: An American Story, with Joshua Prager Join Investigative Journalist Joshua Prager for a talk on his deeply researched book, The Family Roe: An American Story. MHL Virtual Programs -

Monday, September 19
7:00pm - 8:00pm

Add to Calendar 2022-09-19 19:00:00 2022-09-19 20:00:00 America/New_York The Family Roe: An American Story, with Joshua Prager Join Investigative Journalist Joshua Prager for a talk on his deeply researched book, The Family Roe: An American Story. MHL Virtual Programs -

Join Investigative Journalist Joshua Prager for a talk on his deeply researched book, The Family Roe: An American Story.

The Family Roe, which was named a finalist for the 2022 Pulitzer Prize, offers extraordinary insight into the Supreme Court’s most divisive case and its plaintiff, Norma McCorvey.

An engrossing family saga that confronts a half-century of propaganda and myth. Prager spent years with Norma; discovered her personal papers, a previously unseen trove; and witnessed her final moments. He also found the unknown Roe baby, Shelley Thornton, whose conception occasioned the lawsuit. Prager’s profile of Thornton for the Atlantic, adapted from the book, made worldwide front-page news. Hailed by critics on both sides of the debate, Prager’s astonishing book helps us to look with honest eyes at the five decades of struggle that brought us to where we are today.

This event is in collaboration with Morrill Memorial Library, Newton Free Library and other local libraries.

AGE GROUP: | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Library Program--Adults |

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