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Dear Dr. Spencer : abortion in a small town / produced & directed by: Danielle Renfrew & Beth Seltzer ; writer, Michael Moore ; Concentric Media.
- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Spencer, Robert Douglas, -1969.
- Spencer, Robert Douglas.
- Physicians--Pennsylvania--Ashland--Biography.
- Physicians.
- Abortion--Pennsylvania--Ashland--History.
- Abortion.
- History.
- Ashland (Pa.)--History.
- Ashland (Pa.).
- Pennsylvania--Ashland.
- Genre:
- Documentary films.
- Nonfiction films.
- Biographies.
- Video recordings.
- Physical Description:
- 1 streaming video file (25 min.) : digital, sound, color
- polychrome
- Place of Publication:
- [Brooklyn, New York] : [Distributed by] Icarus Films, [2017]
- System Details:
- System requirements: Firefox 4 and up; Safari 5.0 and up; Chrome version 21 and up; Internet Explorer 8 and up; Flash or HTML5 player.
- Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- video file
- Summary:
- From the early 1920s until his death in 1969, Dr. Robert Douglas Spencer practiced medicine in a small town in the anthracite coal region of Pennsylvania. Dr. Spencer treated colds, set fractures, and provided basic medical care. He also performed illegal abortions. After he did his first abortion in 1923 for a poor coal miner's wife, the doctor's reputation spread. Soon he was receiving letters from women across the country, asking for his help. This tape features interviews with the doctor's wife, local townspeople, and women who traveled from all over seeking help.
- Participant:
- Narrator, Lili Taylor.
- Credits:
- Editors: Danielle Renfrew & Beth Seltzer ; music composed, performed & recorded by: Mike Marshall ; camera: Daniel Meyers [and 5 others].
- Notes:
- Title from title frames.
- Originally produced by: Concentric Media, ©1997; previously released in 1998.
- Description based on online resource; title from title frames (Docuseek2, viewed May 1, 2017).
- Publisher Number:
- if-dear Docuseek2
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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