Date:
Wednesday, March 1, 2017 - 5:15pm - 6:00pm
Location:
The Gleacher Center, 450 North Cityfront Plaza Drive, Room 621, Chicago, IL
Contact info (email or phone):
The Franke Institute for the Humanities at the University of Chicago presents The Franke Forum Lecture Series featuring Geoffrey R. Stone, '71, Edward H. Levi Distinguished Service Professor of Law
"Sex and the Constitution: The Road to Roe"
Roe v. Wade has come to be seen as one of the most controversial and divisive Supreme Court decisions in American history. Professor Stone will explore how this decision came to be and how abortion was understood in the United States in the two hundred years before Roe.
Please RSVP by emailing franke-humanities@uchicago.edu by Friday, February 24.
Persons with disabilities who need an accommodation in order to participate in this event should contact 773.702.8274 in advance.
Faculty:
Geoffrey R. Stone