Rough on Women: Abortion in 19th-Century New Zealand

by Margaret Sparrow

The women in Rough on Women are all long gone and little is known of their inner lives. Most of what we know about them comes from coroners' reports and newspaper accounts, and in many cases we know more about their abortionists than the women themselves. Of course, in the 19th century, those who survived abortions and did not suffer complications were unlikely to talk publicly about it, so we see here mostly the tragic cases, but the conditions...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0864739362
• ISBN13: 9780864739360
• Release Date: November 2015
• Publisher: Victoria University Press
• Length: 195 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 9.1"