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Abortion in 16th Century Italy

Abortion in 16th Century Italy

FromThe LRB Podcast


Abortion in 16th Century Italy

FromThe LRB Podcast

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Length:
32 minutes
Released:
Feb 2, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Erin Maglaque talks to Thomas Jones about abortion in 16th-century Italy, the stories of women who experienced it, how it was investigated, and why attitudes to pregnancy 400 years ago were in some ways preferable to those now.Find more LRB pieces by Erin Maglaque here: lrb.me/erinmaglaquepodSubscribe to the LRB from just £1 per issue: https://mylrb.co.uk/podcast20b
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Released:
Feb 2, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

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On the LRB Podcast you'll find recent (and not so recent) pieces read by the author; our 'Close Reading’ series, in which Seamus Perry and Mark Ford consider 20th century poets through the lens of the pieces written about them in the LRB; and a range of other conversations on topics and writers covered in the paper.