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Podcast: Life Elsewhere
Episode: The Fabulous, Fearless, And Infamous Abortionist. 2023 Oscar Nominations Assessed.
Description: In her epilogue to Madame Restell, author Jennifer Wright says, โAround the world, women are gaining greater control over their bodies. Though not in America. So, tell the next generation that there was a time when we owned our bodies. Tell them they still deserve to, and that, whatever the age, it is not the stateโs right to tell anyone otherwise. Tell them the history of people like Madame Restell, the history of her patients, and how common abortion has always been. But more than that, tell them the history you lived. Let them know where we came from...