Jane can trace its roots to 1965 and a young Heather Booth. She was a University of Chicago student who was involved in many social reform movements on campus. Treatment of women at her school prompted anger. "A friend of mine at the time was raped at knifepoint and went to the university health care center, where she was told there were no gynecological services. And she was given a lecture on promiscuity," Booth said. Situations such as this sparked Booth to help out a friend in need. This friend who came to her with a problem: her sister was pregnant and didn't want to be. The woman was suicidal over the matter because there was no place for her to go for an abortion. Rich women had been able (and will always be able) to obtain abortions when they need them. They had they money to travel to other countries where abortion was legal. They also had the money to pay the outrageous abortion fees, which ranged from $500 - $2000 at the time. Booth's friend was not rich, so Booth took it upon herself to find an abortionist for the young woman. She located a doctor with a good reputation and recommended him to her friend. Word that Booth knew where to locate abortionists grew, and she was soon flooded with requests for doctors. She used the pseudonym "Jane" because of its anonymous quality. She kept lists of abortionists and their qualifications at hand. Soon, the operation became too big for Booth to handle herself. She recruited other women to help with the project and they became the group Jane.