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Podcast: Why Is This Happening? The Chris Hayes Podcast
Episode: The Abortionist “Written Out of History” with Jennifer Wright
Description: Content warning: This episode contains occasional explicit sexual references and depictions of graphic events that some may find disturbing.
Madame Restell is a figure you’ve likely never heard of. Our guest this week points out that Restell, an abortionist who became one of the most influential and wealthiest women in NYC during the 19th century, has been “deliberately written out of history.” But learning about Restell’s story provides incredible insight into the longstanding and contemporary battles over abortion access in the U.S. Jennifer Wright is a journalist and author of “Madame Restell: The Life, Death, and Resurrection of Old New...