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The Woman and the 20-Pound Tumor

The Woman and the 20-Pound Tumor

FromFootnoting History


The Woman and the 20-Pound Tumor

FromFootnoting History

ratings:
Length:
12 minutes
Released:
Jan 28, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

(Lesley) In the age before anesthesia, what would you do with a pregnancy that would not end? Would you accept a doctor's diagnosis of death or would you press to find any possible treatment? This episode follows the story of Jane Todd Crawford, who traveled 60 miles by horseback to end a two-year "pregnancy"... and rode herself into the history books.
Released:
Jan 28, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Footnoting History is a bi-weekly podcast series dedicated to overlooked, popularly unknown, and exciting stories plucked from the footnotes of history. For further reading suggestions, information about our hosts, our complete episode archive, and more visit us at FootnotingHistory.com!