supab7 's review for:

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

5.0

dark hopeful informative inspiring medium-paced

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I’m writing this review a few months late now so perhaps time has shifted my perspective but honestly I loved that I learned a lot. I loved that the audio book was very approachable for non-fiction and I loved that Madame Restell was an unapologetic boss ass, woman, abortion provider at the turn of the century. She was ahead of her time and while obviously had many different day to day struggles than we do today, she still experienced much of the same sexism and vilification of healthcare providers we still see today. She wasn’t a perfect person but she was a HBIC and for that I appreciate her and her contributions to the wellbeing of society.