Five Deaths Over a Century

On October 1, 1908, 21-year-old Mary Rahn died in Chicago from complications of an abortion performed that day. Mrs. Frida Trappe was arr...

Two Deaths 80 Years Apart

On September 30, 1904, Stanislawa Zagonski died in Chicago from an illegal abortion performed that day. Mrs. Alexander Wojtanowski, whose p...

The Viral Tay-Sachs Story

I wish I could have had an abortion… — Paula’s Story I've tried googling Paula's story for more information, but all I get is re-re-...

Two Pre-Legal, Two Post-Legal, All Equally Dead

Mrs. Annie Heaney , age 50, died at Post Graduate Hospital in Chicago on September 26, 1906, from complications of a criminal abortion perf...

Safe and Legal Two Years Before Roe

Cassandra Bleavins , a 20-year-old clerk, had a safe and legal abortion performed on her at John Wesley Hospital , owned by Los Angeles Co...

Two Stories and Some Questions

We have plentiful information about today's anniversaries. Click on each woman's name to learn more about her story. A boarding-hou...

Two Pre-Legal, One Safe-n-Legal, All Dead

On September 15, 1925, Mary Williams , a 25-year-old woman born in Mississippi, died at Chicago's County Hospital from an abortion per...