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Madame Restell: The Life Death and Resurrection of Old New York's Most Fabulous, Fearless and Infamous Abortionist
by: Jennifer Wright
Hachette Books
Due July 2023
*****
A women the New York TImes has called "the wickest women in the world", was a successful businesswomen and immigrant, as well as an abortionist. Madame Restell began manufacturing and dispensing pill in New York City in the 1830's, after immigrating from the UK. The pills were given to help relieve liver ailments and stomach problems. She had no medical training and never studied medicine. Her popularity and demand drove a desperate women to inquire about a pill to induce an abortion. And so it all began. In the 1830's, an abortion done before the "guickening" ( about 20 weeks) was only a misdemeanor. After the "quickening", it was a felony. Women had just gained the right to keep her own property and income after marriage, and also the ability to decide if she wanted to keep her children and raise them, or send them to a wet nurse, or baby farm. Her abortion pills had very mixed reactions.
This fascinating and timely story brings up so many other important topics that are related. Adoption. Child Labor Laws. Child Healthcare Laws. Immigration. Know Nothing Movement. Nationalist Movement. Comstock Act. These issues surround a womens right to choose. The deep and extensive research and reading is evident and presented in a postiive and open manner. Engrossing and necessary, this is such a timely book.The rights of women and the rights of women to make decisions about their own bodies is an issue, again. Many girls will grow up thinking of themselves as second-class citizens, whose health and goals are less important to people in power, than her ability to breed. This book will make you think, consider and re-consider many important issues. Do we want to tell our daughters about that time in history, when we were her age and we owned our own bodies and made our own decisons?
An absolutely necessary, well written novel with many timely important topics.
Highly recommended.
Thanks to net galley and Hachette Book for sending this e-book ARC for fair review.
#netgally #MadameRestell
by: Jennifer Wright
Hachette Books
Due July 2023
*****
A women the New York TImes has called "the wickest women in the world", was a successful businesswomen and immigrant, as well as an abortionist. Madame Restell began manufacturing and dispensing pill in New York City in the 1830's, after immigrating from the UK. The pills were given to help relieve liver ailments and stomach problems. She had no medical training and never studied medicine. Her popularity and demand drove a desperate women to inquire about a pill to induce an abortion. And so it all began. In the 1830's, an abortion done before the "guickening" ( about 20 weeks) was only a misdemeanor. After the "quickening", it was a felony. Women had just gained the right to keep her own property and income after marriage, and also the ability to decide if she wanted to keep her children and raise them, or send them to a wet nurse, or baby farm. Her abortion pills had very mixed reactions.
This fascinating and timely story brings up so many other important topics that are related. Adoption. Child Labor Laws. Child Healthcare Laws. Immigration. Know Nothing Movement. Nationalist Movement. Comstock Act. These issues surround a womens right to choose. The deep and extensive research and reading is evident and presented in a postiive and open manner. Engrossing and necessary, this is such a timely book.The rights of women and the rights of women to make decisions about their own bodies is an issue, again. Many girls will grow up thinking of themselves as second-class citizens, whose health and goals are less important to people in power, than her ability to breed. This book will make you think, consider and re-consider many important issues. Do we want to tell our daughters about that time in history, when we were her age and we owned our own bodies and made our own decisons?
An absolutely necessary, well written novel with many timely important topics.
Highly recommended.
Thanks to net galley and Hachette Book for sending this e-book ARC for fair review.
#netgally #MadameRestell