Description: Jennifer Wright — Author, Speaker, and Columnist. Known for Get Well Soon, We Came First, It Ended badly, and Harper's Bazaar.
Hachette Books (2023)
In the vein of pop history books by Lindsey Fitzharris, Alexis Coe, and Paulina Bren, a sharp, witty Gilded Age medical history starring the glamorous Madame Restell, a fearless birth control provider and abortionist for unmarried women in NYC, in defiance of persecution from powerful men. Madame Restell is a sharp, witty Gilded Age medical history which introduces us to an iconic, yet tragically overlooked, feminist heroine: a glamorous women’s healthcare provider in Manhattan, known to the world as Madame
Jennifer Wright is an author of history books, television writer, columnist, podcaster, and speaker.