Madame Restell: The Life, Death, and Resurrection of Old New York's Most Fabulous, Fearless, and Infamous Abortionist (Wright Jennifer)(Pevná vazba)

In the vein of pop history books by Lindsey Fitzharris, Alexis Coe, and Paulina Bren, a sharp, witty Gilded Age medical history starring the glamorous Madame Restell, a fearless birth control provider and abortionist for unmarried women in NYC, in defiance of persecution from powerful men. Madame Restell is a sharp, witty Gilded Age medical history which introduces us to an iconic, yet tragically overlooked, feminist heroine: a glamorous women's healthcare provider in Manhattan, known to the world as Madame Restell. A celebrity in her day with a flair for high fashion and public, petty beefs, Restell was a self-made woman and single mother who used her wit, her compassion, and her knowledge of family medicine to become one of the most in-demand medical workers in New York. Not only that, she used her vast resources to care for the most vulnerable women of the city:
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