Jennifer Wright
@JenAshleyWright
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History Author, TV Writer. Latest: Madame Restell: Old New York's Most Fabulous, Fearless, and Infamous Abortionist. Married to @Kibblesmith. Mom to toddler.
New York
Joined February 2010
‘MADAME RESTELL: The Life, Death, and Resurrection of Old New York's Most Fabulous, Fearless, and Infamous Abortionist’ is on sale now here and wherever books are sold: https://t.co/Eph6tG4ra7
When attacked in the press, the infamous Fifth Avenue abortionist Madame Restell published her own retorts — today, Jennifer Wright suggests in her new biography, she “would be fighting on Twitter constantly.” It was, after all, free advertising.
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‘For all of her self-interest and avarice, Madame Restell does seem to have had one great and almost unheard-of quality in a 19th-century abortionist: she did not make a habit of killing her clients.’ Bee Wilson (@kitchenbee), in our new issue: https://t.co/v6g0S16fd6
lrb.co.uk
For all of her self-interest and avarice, Madame Restell does seem to have had one great and almost unheard-of quality...
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Thank you to the London Review of Books (@LRB) for their write-up of #MadameRestell — "Slangy, but always entertaining" is, indeed, my vibe.
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For all of her self-interest and avarice, Madame Restell does seem to have had one great and almost unheard-of quality...
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Just listened to an interesting @MyFavMurder episode on Madame Restell & comstock act. Definitely not new info! Ep. 439
they had abortion 150 years ago. 250 years ago. 1000 years ago. soranus of ephesus recommended silphium as an abortifacient nearly 2000 years ago. they knew
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they had abortion 150 years ago. 250 years ago. 1000 years ago. soranus of ephesus recommended silphium as an abortifacient nearly 2000 years ago. they knew
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"439 - Snap Of A Bat” On today’s episode, Karen and Georgia cover 19th-century abortionist Madame Restell. https://t.co/7k05Loa7Vf 1. 1870s sketch of Madame Restell 2. One of Madame Restell's ads in the New York Times (1865) 3. Planned Parenthood
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On this episode of Podcast Like It’s Double Features, historian/author @jenashleywright joins @pmiscove to compare/contrast The Handmaid’s Tale + Civil War. We talk about the scary world we live in, and dystopian america on screen and off. https://t.co/DIWChYjY1o
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The paperback of #MadameRestell is out! You can buy it. Or, if Trump wins again, you can live it. I am posing looking sad about this to make it clear I think that would be BAD. Find it here or from your favorite local bookstore: https://t.co/F4cIGv68UO
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Netflix’s ‘Persuasion’ Writer to Adapt Biography of Victorian Abortionist Madame Restell for Just John Films (EXCLUSIVE) https://t.co/CEjYMyUa4K
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Netflix’s ‘Persuasion’ Writer to Adapt Biography of Victorian Abortionist Madame Restell for Just John Films (EXCLUSIVE) https://t.co/CEjYMyUa4K
variety.com
Just John Films have optioned Jennifer Wright’s biography of Victorian abortionist Madame Restell for series adaptation.
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Some *very* exciting news to share... @JenAshleyWright's MADAME RESTELL was selected as one of Amazon's "Best Books of the Year So Far" in History AND Biographies/Memoirs, and I just couldn't be prouder. CONGRATS JEN!!!!!!!!
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My favorite things about Madame Restell, an abortionist in early 1800's New York, her husband had his own store front that sold the same abortion pills and was never bothered by law, maintaining her cash flow while she was in jail, and she disowned her daughter for marrying a cop
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“But in much of America, the land of the free, you can be forced to give birth.” @JenAshleyWright’s book Madame Restell was a masterpiece. It’s so important for Americans to learn that abortion has ALWAYS existed in America, despite what forced birth advocates claim. 👏
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I'm writing another book! After years of writing about plagues (pre-COVID) and abortion (pre-Dobbs) I'm happy to announce this one is about really fun parties and Mamie Fish, the woman who threw them.
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Thrilled to be working once again with editor @carrienap at @HachetteUS and my amazing agent @annasproul. 🎉 📖 #TheFunMaker
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I'm writing another book! After years of writing about plagues (pre-COVID) and abortion (pre-Dobbs) I'm happy to announce this one is about really fun parties and Mamie Fish, the woman who threw them.
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Tonight! #Seattle
Hear more about the fascinating Madame Restell from author Jennifer Wright on Monday, 5/8, 6PM at Town Hall! @JenAshleyWright joins us in conversation with @ameliabonow (Co-presented by @ShoutYrAbortion) Get tickets at https://t.co/e8mH483s7P.
https://t.co/sSkU7SzV9s
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On Monday, 5/8 at 6pm we're partnering with @THSEA to present @JenAshleyWright who will be discussing her book MADAME RESTELL with @ameliabonow
@HachetteBooks Tickets available here👇 https://t.co/mkMgOthdmg
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Hear more about the fascinating Madame Restell from author Jennifer Wright on Monday, 5/8, 6PM at Town Hall! @JenAshleyWright joins us in conversation with @ameliabonow (Co-presented by @ShoutYrAbortion) Get tickets at https://t.co/e8mH483s7P.
https://t.co/sSkU7SzV9s
nytimes.com
The notorious Madame Restell lived large and fearlessly in a century not so far, far away.
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“You cannot stop abortion; it is a fact of life in any historical period.” - Writer @JenAshleyWright on @TalkNerdy_Pod. 📔: "Madame Restell: The Life, Death, and Resurrection of Old New York’s Most Fabulous, Fearless, and Infamous Abortionist." 🎧: https://t.co/VBPgp4wj6Q
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