Dublin Core
Title
Taking the Trade
Publisher
Cornelia H. Dayton and Jessica Linker
Description
A case study of the death of Sarah Grosvenor in 1742 after a physician-performed abortion, and the legal proceedings that followed. Site contains transcriptions of the trial's depositions and indictments, as well as biographies of involved individuals. A timeline of events and a journal article on the case are also included.
Subject
Sarah Grosvenor
Amasa Sessions
John Hallowell
Femininity
Womanhood
Women
Femininities
Heterosexuality
heterosexual
Marriage
married
marriage guides
Criminalization
prosecution
arrests
laws
Health
Disease
addiction
recovery
Reproduction
conception
pregnancy
childbirth
Contraception
Birth Control
sterilization
Date
Colonial America
Type
Photographs
Laws
Trials
Wills
Legal documents
Identifier
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Coverage
Pomfret, Connecticut
Northeast
American colonies (colonial era)
Connecticut
Website Item Type Metadata
Local URL
Date Accessed
6/28/2016
Source Institution Type
Personal collection