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

informative medium-paced

4.25

This is an entertaining book that delves into the atmosphere of mid-1800s New York with wit and charm while delivering the biography of a bull-headed, flawed but admirable woman forgotten to history. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Religious bigotry, Sexism, and Suicide

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Blood, Death, Incest, Medical content, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, and Xenophobia