Lindsay and Madison are joined by Elyse from True Crime Cat Lawyer to discuss Madame Restell, as well as how abortions and birth control were legal once upon a time, that calling yourself a doctor doesn’t make you one, and how quickly men and the church decided they knew more about women’s bodies than women.
Information pulled from the following sources:
- 2020 Mental Floss article by Simone Scully
- 2017 The Embryo Project Encyclopedia article by Rainey Horwitz
- 2016 Timeline article by Nina Renata Aron
- 2012 New York magazine article
- 2012 Smithsonian magazine article by Karen Abbott
- Feminists for Life of America article by Jen Hawkins
- Notable American Women by Seymour J. Mandelbaum
- Origins Ohio State University article by Anna M. Peterson
Big, big thank you to Elyse for allowing us to do this partnership episode with her. Be sure to check her and Winston out over at True Crime Cat Lawyer podcast.
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