The Family Roe: An American Story

First edition
Author	Joshua Prager
Language	English
Genre	Nonfiction; biography
Published	September 14, 2021 (W. W. Norton & Company)
Publication place	United States
Pages	672 pages (Hardcover edition)
ISBN	978-0-393-24772-5

The Family Roe: An American Story is a 2021 book, written by Joshua Prager. The book is a biographical account of Norma McCorvey, known as "Jane Roe" in the 1973 landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision Roe v. Wade. The Roe case, which established a woman's constitutional right to an abortion, is one of the most controversial opinions in American jurisprudence.^[1] The Family Roe was a finalist for the 2022 Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction.^{[citation needed]}

Recognition

• Finalist for the 2022 Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction^[2]
• Finalist for the 2022 J. Anthony Lukas Book Prize
• Finalist for the 2021 National Book Critics Circle Award for Nonfiction^[3]
• NPR's Best Books of 2021^[4]
• The New York Times Notable Book of 2021^[5]
• TIME magazine's 100 Must-Read Books of 2021

See also

• Anti-abortion movements
• Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization
• Dennis Prager
• Shelley Lynn Thornton

References

1. Thomson-DeVeaux, Amelia (June 24, 2022). "The Supreme Court's Argument For Overturning Roe v. Wade". FiveThirtyEight. Retrieved November 8, 2022.
2. "Pulitzer Prizes 2022: A Guide to the Winning Books and Finalists". The New York Times. May 9, 2022. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved March 2, 2023.
3. Pineda, Dorany (January 21, 2022). "Here are the finalists for the 2021 National Book Critics Circle Awards". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 2, 2023.
4. "Books We Love". NPR. Retrieved March 2, 2023.
5. "100 Notable Books of 2021". The New York Times. November 22, 2021. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved March 2, 2023.

External links

• The Epic Life of the Woman Behind Roe v. Wade
• The messy family saga and complicated characters behind Roe v. Wade
• The Realities Of Abortion Politics In 'Family Roe: An American Story' & 'Red Clocks'
• ‘The Family Roe’ Ignores the Elephant
• Our One Fight: A new book tries to bring together “both sides” of the abortion debate. Its timing is terrible.
• The Family Roe and the Messy Reality of the Abortion “Jane Roe” Didn’t Get