Before Roe vs. Wade, hundreds of thousands of illegal abortions were performed in the U.S. every year. Award-winning author Rickie Solinger tells the revealing story of Ruth Barnett, who performed 40,000 such abortions between 1918 and 1968 and never lost a patient. 8-page photo insert.
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Before Roe vs. Wade, hundreds of thousands of illegal abortions were performed in the U.S. every year. Award-winning author Rickie Solinger tells the revealing story of Ruth Barnett, who performed 40,000 such abortions between 1918 and 1968 and never lost a patient. 8-page photo insert.
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Fine in Near Fine jacket. Book FIRST PRINTING of the First Edition. A biography of Ruth Barnett, an abortionist who performed forty thousand abortions between 1918 and 1968, ultimately being prosecuted and imprisoned for what was illegal during this period-has much information and insight into the corruption and hypocrisy of the times, who was quietly allowed to 'choose' and who was not, and who were targeted by politicians, media, and police. Hardcover with dust jacket, illustrated, bibliographic note, bibliography, 253pp., remainders mark A very nice copy, the jacket neatly encased in an acid-free archival protector. Size: 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. 8vo. xi, 253 pages, bibliographical note. Cloth-backed papered boards in dust-jacket. The story of Ruth Barnett who performed 40, 000 illegal abortions between 1918 and 1968 and never lost a patient. The author shows how the law, more than the abortionists, hurt women, demonstrating the real threat of re-criminalized abortion today.
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Near Fine in Fine dust jacket. 0029298652. A pristine copy, with a remainder mark but no signs of prior use. The jacket is protected by a mylar Brodart cover. Timely topic! Fast shipping, with tracking number provided.; 6.43 X 0.95 X 9.57 inches; 253 pages.
