Book

Proving Pregnancy

Gender, Law, and Medical Knowledge in Nineteenth-Century America

Felicity M. Turner

2022

The University of North Carolina Press

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Book Review

Law, Medicine, Women’s Authority, and the History of Troubled Births

A new book "examines legal cases of women accused of infanticide and concealment of stillbirth."

by Lara Freidenfelds via Nursing Clio on March 22, 2023
Book Review

Black Women and the Racialization of Infanticide

Loss of control over knowledge of the female body cemented women’s status as second-class citizens.

by Rebekka Michaelsen via Black Perspectives on March 2, 2023

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