Ann Trow Summers Lohman (May 6, 1811 – April 1, 1878), better known as Madame Restell, was a British-born American abortion provider and midwife who ...

Nov 27, 2012 · Without benefit of medical training, Madame Restell spent 40 years as a "female physician"

“The Trials of Madame Restell is a respectful, thorough portrait of a brave woman who defied her era's norms to give women reproductive options.” — ...

Madame Restell was not the only person offering assistance to women with an unwanted pregnancy, but she was by far the most public. The success of her business ...

Jan 4, 2024 · Restell, also known as Ann Lohman, was among New York's most enterprising women. She got her start in the 1830s, selling home remedies for ...

Restell was charged with administering an illegal abortion in New York and her legal battles were heavily documented in the news. Madame Restell's arrest was ...

Jan 17, 2024 · The woman her clients knew as Madame Restell had been born Ann Trow, in rural England, grown up in poverty, and never received any formal ...

Discover the true story of a self-taught surgeon and trailblazing figure in medical history—Madame Restsell, a revolutionary surgeon who fought for women's ...

An industrious immigrant who built her business from the ground up, Madame Restell was a self-taught surgeon on the cutting edge of healthcare in pre-Gilded Age ...

Advertisment in the New York herald newspaper for "preventative powders for married ladies, whose health forbids too rapid increase of family."