---
title: Marlene Fried
date: 2023-12-04T17:32:00-05:00
author: OBOS Admin
canonical_url: "https://ourbodiesourselves.org/people/marlene-fried"
section: People
---
[Donate](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/donate)

[Who We Are](/who-we-are)# Marlene Fried

Content Expert, [Abortion](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/subject-area/abortion)  
 Content Expert, [Contraception](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/subject-area/contraception)

![Headshot of Marlene Fried](data:image/png;base64,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)

Marlene was the founding president of the [National Network of Abortion Funds](http://www.fundabortionnow.org/) and the Abortion Rights Fund of Western Massachusetts. She has worked on abortion advocacy internationally with the [Women's Global Network for Reproductive Rights](http://www.wgnrr.org/) and currently serves on the board of [Women Help Women](https://womenhelp.org/en/).

She is professor emerita at Hampshire College and is the senior faculty advisor to [Collective Power for Reproductive Justice](https://clpp.hampshire.edu/about-us). She co-authored: "Undivided Rights: Women of Color Organize for Reproductive Justice" and was the editor of "From Abortion to Reproductive Freedom: Transforming a Movement."

![](/assets/img/monogram.webp)### *Why You Can* **Trust Us** 

- We rigorously evaluate all content
- We embrace a reproductive justice framework
- We don’t accept ads or sell products
- We reject funding from the pharmaceutical industry
- We counter misinformation and disinformation
- We address the social, political, and economic factors that affect health and sexuality

[read more](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/why-you-can-trust-us)

Share

[](javascript:void();)[](javascript:void();)[](javascript:void();)[](javascript:void();)