Painfully timely ... Wright’s book tells Madame Restell’s story alongside the broader history of abortion, with regular, blunt reminders of today’s restrictions and hypocrisies ... This is unavoidably a one-sided story ... Heartfelt.
Impassioned and irreverent ... Wright paints a vivid picture of Restell’s rise to prominence and weaves in intriguing details about the history of birth control and abortion. This feminist history fascinates.
