Comstock made it his personal mission to take down Madame Restell, and he was successful. Visual indication that the title is an audiobook Sign up to save your. This was eventually widened to make it illegal to directly provide, discuss, or hand out information on birth control. Tycoon audiobook (Unabridged) &mid Knickerbocker Club By Joanna Shupe. The incredibly broad and subjective Comstock Law was quickly used to prohibit the mailing out of any birth control, marriage manuals, anatomy textbooks, or information about abortion. Postal Inspector, and founder of the New York Society for the Suppression of Vice, Comstock lobbied Congress to make it illegal to distribute “obscene, lewd, and lascivious” material through the U.S. And she was popular enough to afford to live in a Fifth Avenue mansion.Įnter Anthony Comstock. She performed surgical abortions, and also opened up a boarding house where clients with unwanted pregnancies could give birth in anonymity.
She offered up preventative powders, female monthly pills, and other abortifacients. The novella opens with a meet cute a young woman, Clara, approaches a stranger at a Grand Central Station and addresses him as husband. I’ve not come across many historicals set in this time period, and it’s a welcome change from the ubiquitous London Season.
Madame Restell, a “female physician,” was the premier abortionist in NYC. Tycoon is a charming story set in the Gilded Age. Until the middle of the 19th century, abortion was legal and viewed as a private medical procedure.
The Gilded Age saw an unprecedented reversal of women’s reproductive rights. I love him so much.Ī few historical notes and explanations. Price New from Used from Kindle 'Please retry' 5.99 Audible Audiobook, Unabridged 'Please retry' 0. I had so much fun writing Nellie’s book, which has been rolling around in my head for a few years now. by Joanna Shupe(Author) 4.3 out of 5 stars1,343 ratings Book 1 of 3: Wicked Deceptions See all formats and editions Sorry, there was a problem loading this page.
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