Reviews tagging 'Medical trauma'

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

7 reviews

teganbeesebooks's review against another edition

challenging informative sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Incest, Infertility, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Classism, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Gaslighting, Medical trauma, Murder, Suicide, Pedophilia, Alcoholism, Medical content, Violence, Death, Domestic abuse, Grief, Vomit, Infidelity, Abortion, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, and Slavery

dev921's review

funny informative slow-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Sexual assault, Colonisation, Rape, Slavery, Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Classism, Medical trauma, Abandonment, Kidnapping, Pregnancy, Miscarriage, Suicide, War, Drug use, Grief, Infidelity, Abortion, Blood, Death, Death of parent, and Infertility

milliecybu's review

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Slavery, Pregnancy, Homophobia, Abortion, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Medical trauma, Domestic abuse, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Racism, Racial slurs, Grief, Sexual harassment, and Vomit

hmetwade's review

emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Gore, Medical content, Abortion, Misogyny, Pregnancy, and Sexism

Minor: Alcoholism, Blood, Death, Classism, Infidelity, Medical trauma, Slavery, Addiction, Child death, and Sexual content

town_scar's review against another edition

funny informative inspiring medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicide, Vomit, Abortion, Alcoholism, Blood, Body horror, Classism, Cursing, Infertility, Sexism, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, Miscarriage, Medical content, and Murder

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, and Rape

Minor: Sexual content

gem114's review

informative inspiring slow-paced

4.0

Madame Restell by Jennifer Wright is a super interesting biography about Madame Restell (born Ann Trow), an abortion provider in New York City in the 1800s.  The book focuses on Restell's rags-to-riches story as she becomes famous (infamous) for advocating for and providing birth control and reproductive health services in New York and other major cities on the East Coast.  The book also captures the rollercoaster of sentiments about abortion, sexuality, and women's rights throughout that century.  Not only does Wright bring to light the life and contributions of a historical woman most have never heard of, but she does so with a distinctly modern voice, situating Restell's story in a clear line of sight to today's challenges to women's reproductive rights.  I'd definitely recommend it to anyone interested in American history, women's rights, and health care.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Misogyny, Abortion, Pregnancy, Child death, Medical content, and Miscarriage

Moderate: Alcoholism, Alcohol, Sexual assault, Rape, and Medical trauma

Minor: Racism and Kidnapping

shereadytoread's review

informative

4.5

I thought this was a well-written biography which was able to follow a complex and rich history of an individual with great detail. I loved that there was no attempt to cast her as a perfect hero or villain and addressed how she made progressive and kind choices while at times being calculating and even cruel (by todays standards). Madame Restell was able to do what few women ever could during the time she was alive and by far managed to do it better than almost every other person that attempted something similar. While it was clearly an economic choice, her commitment to these services had a specific impact on many people’s abilities to safely continue their lives.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Pregnancy, Miscarriage, and Abortion

Moderate: Medical trauma, Alcoholism, and Misogyny

Minor: Rape and Suicide