Madame Restell
Title
Madame Restell
Subject
Abortion Provider
New York City
Newspaper
New York City
Newspaper
Description
Anna Lohman (1812-1877) and her husband, Charles, ran a flourishing mail-order business from the 1840s to the 1870s. Under the names Madame Restell and Dr. Mauriceau, they sold contraceptives and operated an abortion clinic in New York City.
Her husband’s pseudonym is a reference to the famous obstetrician François Mauriceau (1637-1709), who introduced the reclining position during childbirth at the French court.
Madame Restell eventually became so widely known that Restellism was a synonym for abortion.
Her husband’s pseudonym is a reference to the famous obstetrician François Mauriceau (1637-1709), who introduced the reclining position during childbirth at the French court.
Madame Restell eventually became so widely known that Restellism was a synonym for abortion.
Publisher
Museum of Contraception and Abortion
Date
1847
Format
Portrait
Coverage
New York City
Files
Collection
Citation
“Madame Restell,” Sovereign Body History Project , accessed April 29, 2024, https://sovereignbodyhistoryproject.omeka.net/items/show/5.