Madame Restell: pioneer in medical history
Discover the impressive story of Madame Restell, a self-taught surgeon and advocate for women's rights in the New York of the Gilded Age. As an immigrant, she built her practice from the ground up and provided thousands of women, from every social class, access to birth control, abortion, and medical care.
Key features:
- Self-taught surgeon with a progressive vision on healthcare.
- Owner of a bustling 'boarding house' for women's care.
- Resistance and opposition from politicians, doctors, and religious leaders.
- An apparently contradictory struggle against the emerging male medical elite that wanted to limit women's work.
- A revealing look at the historical roots of the 'pro-life' movement.
This learning material is suitable for users interested in feminism, history, and medical ethics. Although mainly in English, it can be used in education and for self-study, specifically aimed at language levels from B2.
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