Nellie Bly’s interview with Susan B. Anthony
Nellie Bly, born Elizabeth Jane Cochrane in 1864, was best known for her travels, documented in her book, Around the World in Seventy-Two Days. In 1896, she met Susan B. …
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Madame Restell: From Butcher’s Maid to Butcher of Women
Anne Trow Lohman, aka Madame Restell (1812-1878), was a notorious abortion provider who practiced without formal medical training in 19th-century New York City; the term “Restellism” became synonymous with abortion by the late 1830s. Born …
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Men Have A Feminist Heritage
Men have always played a vital role in the pro-life movement and in the feminist cause. As we approach the Centennial Celebration of the 19th Amendment establishing women’s right to …
Reaching the Voter: When Picketing Doesn’t Cut It
By 1912, the women’s suffrage movement had long been underway. Sixty-four years had passed since the first women’s rights convention at Seneca Falls, New York. While women’s suffrage conventions were held routinely during those …
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