The Janes

The Jane Collective: Women's Rights in Secrecy

The Women Behind Jane

The Janes (2022), HBO

Heather Booth- Activist, Jane Founder

The Janes (2022), HBO

Laura Kaplan- Community project director, author, Jane

Jewish Women's Archive, 2021

Judith Arcana- Author, teacher, Jane

Martha Scott, 2018

Martha Scott– Stay-at-home mom, Jane

The Janes (2022), HBO

Marie Leaner- Paralegal, educator, Jane

Jewish Women's Archive, 2021

Jeanne Galatzer-Levy- Jane member

The Janes (2022), HBO

Eleanor Oliver- Jane member


While these are the most famous Janes, there were many others who have remained anonymous.

"Over the group’s lifespan, which ended the year of the Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade decision, almost 100 women were members, though never more than 20 to 30 at one time. They were housewives, students, teachers, and social workers — but none had any formal medical training."
Marcia Froelke Coburn, 2019, Chicago Magazine


"This is a tale of self-determination and sisterhood in action, and its stars are women."
Kelly Suzanne O'Donnell, 2017, Signs

Birth of Jane