Reproductive rites the real-life witches & witch hunts in the centuries-long fight for abortion
"A provocative pop history that explores the witches--and witch hunts--in the untold story of abortion, from the days of Socrates through the Salem Witch Trials and the 1980s Satanic Panic, all the way to our fraught present. For millennia, across cultures and continents, both providers and recipien...
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Philadelphia :
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2024.
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| 245 | 1 | 0 | |a Reproductive rites : |b the real-life witches & witch hunts in the centuries-long fight for abortion / |c Sophie Saint Thomas. |
| 250 | |a First edition. | ||
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| 300 | |a xvii, 270 pages ; |c 21 cm | ||
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| 520 | |a "A provocative pop history that explores the witches--and witch hunts--in the untold story of abortion, from the days of Socrates through the Salem Witch Trials and the 1980s Satanic Panic, all the way to our fraught present. For millennia, across cultures and continents, both providers and recipients of reproductive healthcare and abortions have been persecuted as witches (whether they actually practiced the craft or not). In this dauntless reassessment of that history, journalist Sophie Saint Thomas follows the tangled threads of witches and reproductive rights through the ages. With heart, humor, and deeply researched insights, Reproductive Rites brings new context to the urgency of our ongoing fight"--Page 4 of cover. | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a Abortion, alligator dung, and the beautifully adorned ancients -- Double, double, boils, and trouble in Europe: witches burn and inquisitors babble -- Witch hunts in colonial America (the real and the hysterical) -- Eugenics, orgies, glamorous abortionists, and the carnival worker who started it all -- Satanic panic, Reagan astrology, and bombs over Christmas -- Blood-drinking pizza parties and going gay for abortion rights. | |
| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references and index. | ||
| 650 | 0 | |a Reproductive rights |x History. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Abortion |x History. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Witch hunting |x History. | |
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