Judith Arcana Biography
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Judith Arcana is an American Activist, Writer and Teacher who is well known as one of the Members of the Jane Collective, an underground service in Chicago, Illinois that t helped around 11,000 women obtain illegal abortions in Chicago between 1969 and 1973. The Jane Collective is the Focus of the New HBO Documentary The Janes.
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Judith Arcana Age, Birthday
Judith is 79 Years old. Born on 5 in February 1943 in Cleveland, Ohio, the United States she celebrates her birthday on February 5 each year.
Judith Arcana Husband
Judith was previously married to Michael Pildes. The couple was married for a few years before they finally called it Quits and Divorced. The couple had met in their younger years and immediately Kicked it off. Pildes asked Judith out and she said yes. They dated for a while before they got into a romantic relationship. It was a couple of years before Michael decided that he wanted to spend the rest of his wife with Judith. He proposed in a romantic set-up that left Judith emotional as she said yes.
The couple tied the knot in a private wedding ceremony that was attended by both close friends and family. Judith had never been married again she wore a white gown as she walked down the Isle.
Judith Arcana Children
Judith and her husband had two children together namely Emma Pildes and Daniel Arcana. Emma and Daniel are producers and Directors who have both worked on the HBO Documentary The Janes.
Judith Arcana Education
Arcana is a qualified Teacher who both attended and taught at the high school she graduated from, Niles Township High School (East Division) in Illinois. She taught at the institution from the spring of 1964 to 1970 when she was fired by the school board because she was considered radically innovative, and even dangerous, by the school board. She graduated from Goddard College in 1979. She has not shared information regarding her exact level of academic excellence.
Judith Arcana Parents, Siblings
Judith was born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio, the United States by Her Loving Parents. Her parents are Norman Rosenfield and Anne Solomon. Growing up she would help her parents in the Kitchen. There is no mention of Judith never having experienced any Traumatic experiences as a Kid therefore it is safe to assume that she had a normal Childhood. It is not known if she has any Siblings.
Judith Arcana The Jane Collective
Between 1970-1972 Judith spent 2 years within the Jane Collective, Chicago’s underground abortion service. She was also the consulting producer on the 2018 historical drama film Ask for Jane which was based on the jane Collective.
She shares one incident that she experienced while at the Janes one morning in the early 1970s. She and her ex-husband were in bed when a phone rang and she answered. The woman on the other end of the phone asked for Jane the code used by the Jane Collective. However another voice came through saying.
We know where you are. We know who you are. We know what you’ve done.”
However, this was nothing more than a bluff but they Considered it an Omen.
Judith Arcana The Janes HBO
Judith, He Ex-husband and his Children all feature in the new HBO Documentary The Janes. It follows a group of unlikely outlaws who defied the state legislature that outlawed abortion, the Chicago Mob that was profiting from it and the Catholic Church that condemned it.