Борьба за женское тело: Женщина-врач на грани закона и совести

«Borba za jenskoe telo: Jenshina-vrach na grani zakona i sovesti» — zahvatievaushaia istoriia akusherki v Amerike XIX veka, vozvrashavshei jenshinam pravo rasporiajatsia svoim telom — i poplativsheisia za eto. AnnotaciiaProkurorie i sudi, mediki i jurnalistie, prostiee grajdane i chlenie parlamenta: kazalos, vsia Amerika opolchilas protiv znamenitoi madam Restell, kotoraia chetiere desiatiletiia otkrieto okazievala uslugi po kontracepcii i prerievaniu beremennosti v Viktorianskuu epohu, kogda vse, chto kasaetsia jenskogo tela, userdno zamalchivalos. Ee delo stalo perviem shagom dlitelnoi kampanii po kriminalizacii abortov na territorii Shtatov: mnogie desiatiletiia do etogo procedura biela sovershenno legalnoi. Eta kniga — ne tolko zanimatelnaia biografiia skandalnoi geroini gazetnieh statei, debatov zakonodatelei i sudebnieh reportajei, no i hronika borbie za reproduktivniee prava i kolossalnoi moralnoi paniki, ohvativshei Zapad. «Dlia nekotorieh jitelei Nu-Iorka madam Restell olicetvoriala poroki rastushih gorodov i v celom novoi seksualnoi i moralnoi kulturie Soedinennieh Shtatov. Restell nazievala sebia jenshinoi-vrachom, no ne poluchila medicinskoe obrazovanie; vse bolshee chislo obrazovannieh specialistov hoteli, chtobie ona ushla iz professii. Ona preuspela v svoei rabote v epohu, kogda schitalos, chto tolko mujchinie mogli vesti dela. Vdobavok ko vsemu ona poluchala bolshuu pribiel i ne boialas eu hvastatsia. U nee ne umerla ni odna klientka, chem ne mogli pohvalitsia mnogie vrachi — jenshinie ili mujchinie. I, nesmotria na vozglasie tolpie, osujdavshei ee deiatelnost, ruchei klientov, prevrativshiisia v reku, tiho i neuklonno stekalsia k dveriam akusherki. Golosa, viestupavshie protiv nee, otlichalis gromkostu i mnogochislennostu, no v ee zashitu viestupali edinicie. Poetomu ona vziala vse v svoi ruki» (Nikolas L. Sirett). O knige• Maloizvestniei, no ochen vajniei epizod zapadnoi istorii. • Zlobodnevnaia tema i problemie, s kotoriemi stalkivautsia jenshinie po vsemu miru do sih por. • Biografiia smeloi jenshinie, kotoraia samostoiatelno vieuchilas na akusherku v to vremia, kogda professiia vracha schitalas iskluchitelno mujskoi, i istorii prostieh jitelnic Nu-Iorka, kotoriem ona pomogala. • Hronika moralnoi paniki, ohvativshei Ameriku v XIX veke. • Iarkoe neonovoe oformlenie i istoricheskie illustracii vnutri. • Nikolas L. Sirett — amerikanskii istorik, professor Viskonsinskogo universiteta v Medisone, specialist po jenskoi i gendernoi istorii. «Borba za jenskoe telo: Jenshina-vrach na grani zakona i sovesti» — novoe slovo v nishe gendernoi istorii i prekrasnaia kniga v podarok dlia vseh, kogo interesuet borba za politicheskie prava, feminizm, a takje istoriia media i jurnalistiki.

"The Struggle for the Female Body: A Female Doctor on the Edge of Law and Conscience" is the fascinating story of a midwife in 19th-century America who restored women's right to control their bodies — and paid the price for it. Annotations by prosecutors and judges, doctors and journalists, ordinary citizens and members of parliament: it seemed that the whole of America turned against the famous Madame Restell, who openly provided contraception and abortion services for four decades in the Victorian era, when everything about the female body was diligently hushed up. Her case was the first step in a long-running campaign to criminalize abortion in the United States: for many decades before that, the procedure was completely legal. This book is not only an entertaining biography of the scandalous heroine of newspaper articles, legislative debates and court reports, but also a chronicle of the struggle for reproductive rights and the colossal moral panic that gripped the West. "For some New Yorkers, Madame Restell represented the vices of the growing cities and the generally new sexual and moral culture of the United States. Restell called herself a female doctor, but she did not receive a medical degree; an increasing number of educated professionals wanted her to leave the profession. She excelled at her job in an era when it was believed that only men could run businesses. On top of that, she was making a lot of profit and wasn't afraid to show it off. Not a single client of hers died, which many doctors, women or men, could not boast of. And despite the shouts of the crowd condemning her activities, a stream of clients turned into a river, quietly and steadily flocked to the door of the midwife. The voices opposing her were loud and numerous, but only a few spoke out in her defense. So she took matters into her own hands" (Nicholas L. Sirette). About the book• A little-known but very important episode of Western history. • A topical issue and issues that women around the world are still facing. • The biography of a brave woman who independently trained as a midwife at a time when the medical profession was considered exclusively male, and the stories of ordinary New Yorkers whom she helped. • A chronicle of the moral panic that gripped America in the 19th century. • Bright neon design and historical illustrations inside. Nicholas L. Sirette is an American historian, professor at the University of Wisconsin—Madison, and an expert on women's and gender history. "The Struggle for the Female Body: A Female doctor on the edge of Law and Conscience" is a new word in the niche of gender history and a wonderful book as a gift for anyone interested in the struggle for political rights, feminism, as well as the history of media and journalism.