Heather Booth

5 out of 5

Progressive Organizing Strategist & Civic Engagement Leader; Founder of JANE & Midwest Academy; Featured in HBO's "The Janes"

Washington, DC, USA
Live Event: $10,000 - $20,000 Virtual Event: $5,000 - $10,000 More Fee Info

Heather Booth Biography

Heather Booth is recognized as a prominent progressive strategist and organizer in the United States, whose decades of activism have influenced major social and political movements. Booth began her organizing career in the civil rights, anti-Vietnam War, and women's movements of the 1960s. She participated in the civil rights movement in Mississippi as part of the Freedom Summer Project, where she helped register Black voters and organize freedom schools for Black students. This early experience in community organizing shaped her enduring commitment to advocacy and social justice.

Booth founded JANE, an underground abortion referral network established before Roe v. Wade. Her work with JANE is featured in the HBO documentary "The Janes" and the film "Call Jane." She also founded and served as president of Midwest Academy, an institution focused on training leaders and organizers for social change. Midwest Academy has trained thousands of organizers, contributing to the development of grassroots leadership and coalition-building in the progressive movement.

Booth has held significant roles in electoral and policy campaigns, including serving as training director of the Democratic National Committee and director of the NAACP National Voter Fund, where she contributed to a substantial increase in African American voter turnout. She directed the Health Care Campaign for the AFL-CIO, led the campaign for the passage of President Obama's first budget, and was the founding director of Americans for Financial Reform, advocating for financial industry regulation. Booth also served as national coordinator for the coalition supporting marriage equality in the lead-up to the Supreme Court decision on the issue. Her work has included national progressive and seniors outreach in presidential campaigns.

Booth's career and impact have been documented in the film "Heather Booth: Changing the World," which provides an overview of 50 years of the progressive movement and serves as a guide to organizing for social change. The film has aired on PBS and World Channel stations. Booth has received the Raphael Lemkin Human Rights Award from Truah, the Rabbinic Call for Human Rights. Her career spans more than six decades, and she continues to be a significant figure in American progressive organizing, civic engagement, and advocacy for civil rights, women's rights, and economic justice.

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Speaker profile last updated by AAE Talent Team on 11/04/2026.

Heather Booth Speaking Topics

  • Advancing Reproductive Freedom: The Story of JANE, an Underground Abortion Service

    Heather Booth created an underground abortion service before Roe v. Wade, called JANE (because at the time three people talking about providing an abortion was a conspiracy to commit a felony). Between 1965 and 1973, the women of JANE themselves performed 11,000 abortions. There is a documentary about this called The Janes, that was short listed for an Academy Award. This talk is often accompanied by a screening of the film (or showing the trailer).

  • Jewish Social Justice

    In US history, Jewish and Social Justice were for many years were so intertwined as to be almost synonymous. Then there was a nearly 30 year lacunae or hiatus. There is now a flourishing of Jewish social justice. Heather Booth will describe the social forces at work in this change and her own involvement in this transformation and underscore what a precious legacy this is, not to be taken for granted and how it must be cultivated.

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Heather Booth Videos

Badass Women Can Change the World with Heather Booth

Badass Women Can Change the World with Heather Booth

We know that women can change the world – and Heather Booth is living proof! Actively involved in the civil and women’s rights movements in the...

Heather Booth Social Change Strategist & Organizer | MAKERS Profile

Heather Booth Social Change Strategist & Organizer | MAKERS Profile

Heather Booth  The 2022 MAKERS Conference

Heather Booth The 2022 MAKERS Conference

Social change strategist and organizer Heather Booth; The Janes directors Tia Lessin and Emma Pildes and reproductive rights advocate, Loretta Ross...

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Heather Booth is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as Advancing Reproductive Freedom: The Story of JANE, an Underground Abortion Service, Jewish Social Justice and If We Organize, We Can Change the World!. The estimated speaking fee range to book Heather Booth for your event is $10,000 - $20,000. Heather Booth generally travels from Washington, DC, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Maya L. Harris, Letty Cottin Pogrebin, Jennifer Weiss-Wolf, Loretta Ross and Erin Gruwell. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Heather Booth for an upcoming live or virtual event.

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