Title: The abortionist : a woman against the law /
Authors: Solinger, Rickie, 1947-
Year: 2019
Subjects: Barnett, Ruth; Barnett, Ruth; Abortion Oregon Portland Case studies.; Pregnant women Oregon Portland Social conditions Case studies.; Abortion Law and legislation United States; Abortion; Pregnant women Social conditions; Oregon Portland.
Abstract: Before Roe vs. Wade, hundreds of thousands of illegal abortions were performed in the U.S. every year. Award-winning author Rickie Solinger tells the revealing story of Ruth Barnett, who performed 40,000 such abortions between 1918 and 1968 and never lost a patient. 8-page photo insert
Contents: Danger -- The life of crime -- A man's world -- A woman's hell -- Reno -- Portland -- Prime-time crime -- Women on trial -- Persistence -- After Ruth.