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OverviewIllegal. Underground. Deadly. August 1, 1875, Toronto: The naked body of a young woman is discovered in a pine box, half-buried in a ditch along Bloor Street. So begins Jeannie's Demise, a real-life Victorian melodrama that played out in the bustling streets and courtrooms of Toronto the Good, cast with all the lurid stock characters of the genre. Historian Ian Radforth brings to life an era in which abortion was illegal, criminal proceedings were a spectator sport, and coded advertisements for back-alley procedures ran in the margins of newspapers. At the centre of the story is the elusive and doomed Jeannie Gilmour, a minister's daughter whose independent spirit can only be glimpsed through secondhand accounts and courtroom reports. As rumours swirl about her final weeks and her abortionists stand trial for their lives, a riveted public grapples with questions of guilt and justice, innocence and intent. Radforth's intensive research grounds the tragedy of Jeannie's demise in sharp historical analysis, presenting over a dozen case studies of similar trials in Victorian-era Canada. Part gripping procedural, part meticulous autopsy, Jeannie's Demise opens a rare window into the hidden history of a woman's right to choose. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Ian RadforthPublisher: Between the Lines Imprint: Between the Lines ISBN: 9781771135139ISBN 10: 1771135131 Pages: 258 Publication Date: 01 February 2021 Audience: College/higher education , General/trade , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly , Undergraduate Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsTable of Contents List of Illustrations Preface Introduction 1. Jeannie and Her Family 2. Arthur and Alice 3. The Preliminary Hearing 4. Another Abortion Death 5. Botched Abortions 6. The Davis Trial 7. The Trial Continues 8. On Death Row 9. In Pursuit of the Seducer 10. Accessory after the Fact 11. Kingston 12. A Victorian Tragedy Notes IndexReviewsAuthor InformationIan Radforth is a Canadian social historian who taught for more than three decades in the department of history at the University of Toronto. He is the author of Bushworkers and Bosses: Logging in Northern Ontario, 1900-1980 and Royal Spectacle: The 1860 Visit of the Prince of Wales to Canada and the United States. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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