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Item Information       Summary     More Content     More by this author     Biederman, Marcia, 1949- author.     Subjects     Guilford, Nancy -- Trials, litigations, etc.     Gill, Emma.     Abortion -- Connecticut -- Bridgeport -- History -- 19th century.     Murder victims -- Connecticut -- Bridgeport -- History -- 19th century.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Biederman, Marcia, 1949- author.       by title:      The disquieting deat...         MARC Display

The disquieting death of Emma Gill : abortion, death, and concealment in Victorian New England / Marcia Biederman. by Biederman, Marcia, 1949- author. Chicago : Chicago Review Press, [2024] Subjects Guilford, Nancy -- Trials, litigations, etc.   Gill, Emma.   Abortion -- Connecticut -- Bridgeport -- History -- 19th century.   Murder victims -- Connecticut -- Bridgeport -- History -- 19th century. ISBN:  9781641608565 (hardback) : 1641608560 (hardback) Description:  248 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm Requests:  0 Summary:  "In 1898, a group of schoolboys in Bridgeport, Connecticut discovered gruesome packages under a bridge holding the dismembered remains of a young woman. Finding that the dead woman had just undergone an abortion, prosecutors raced to establish her identity and fix blame for her death. Suspicion fell on Nancy Guilford, half of a married pair of "doctors" well known to police throughout New England. A fascinated public followed the suspect's flight from justice, as many rooted for the fugitive. The Disquieting Death of Emma Gill takes a close look not only at the Guilfords, but also at the cultural shifts and societal compacts that allowed their practice to flourish while abortion was both illegal and unregulated. Focusing on the women at the heart of the story--both victim and perpetrator--Biederman reexamines this slice of history through a feminist lens and reminds us of the very real lives at stake when a woman's body and choices are controlled by others."-- Publisher's website.   Copy/Holding information No Item Information

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