How Long to Read The Trials of Madame Restell

How Long Does it Take to Read The Trials of Madame Restell?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 57 minutes to read The Trials of Madame Restell by Nicholas L. Syrett

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

The biography of one of the most famous abortionists of the nineteenth century—and a story that has unmistakable parallels to the current war on reproductive rights For forty years in the mid-nineteenth century, “Madame Restell,” the nom de guerre of the most successful female physician in America, sold birth control medication, attended women during their pregnancies, delivered their children, and performed abortions in a series of clinics run out of her home in New York City. It was the abortions that made her famous. “Restellism” became the term her detractors used to indict her. Restell began practicing when abortion was largely unregulated in most of the United States, including New York. But as a sense of disquiet arose about single women flocking to the city for work, greater sexual freedoms, changing views of the roles of motherhood and childhood, and fewer children being born to white, married, middle-class women, Restell came to stand for everything that threatened the status quo. From 1829 onward, restrictions on abortion began to put Restell in legal jeopardy. For much of this period she prevailed—until she didn’t. A story that is all too relevant to the current attempts to criminalize abortion in our own age, The Trials of Madame Restell paints an unforgettable picture of the changing society of nineteenth-century New York and brings Restell to the attention of a whole new generation of women whose fundamental rights are under siege.

How long is The Trials of Madame Restell?

The Trials of Madame Restell by Nicholas L. Syrett is 234 pages long, and a total of 59,436 words.

This makes it 79% the length of the average book. It also has 73% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Trials of Madame Restell Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 24 minutes to read The Trials of Madame Restell aloud.

What Reading Level is The Trials of Madame Restell?

The Trials of Madame Restell is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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