A miscarriage of justice : women's reproductive lives and the law in early twentieth-century Brazil /

Roth, Cassia,

A miscarriage of justice : women's reproductive lives and the law in early twentieth-century Brazil / Cassia Roth. - Stanford, California : Stanford University Press, (c)2020. - 1 online resource (xv, 359 pages)

Includes bibliographies and index.

The law of responsibility, the medicine of gender, the science of race -- Constructing motherhood : obstetricians, politicians, and the creation of a reproductive healthcare system -- Birthing life and death : childbirth, stillbirth, and maternal mortality -- A "plague of criminal abortions" : fertility control and the consolidation of medical authority -- Ouvi dizer (heard said) : rumor, sex, and race in the republican capital -- Policing pregnancy : statecraft, poverty, and reproductive health -- Prosecuting honor, defending madness : abortion and infanticide in the courts.

A Miscarriage of Justice examines the intersection of women's reproductive health and state formation in early-twentieth-century Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.



9781503611337

2019021640


Maternal health services--History--Brazil--Rio de Janeiro--20th century.
Reproductive health--History--Brazil--Rio de Janeiro--20th century.
Women--Health and hygiene--History--Brazil--Rio de Janeiro--20th century.
Birth control--History--Brazil--Rio de Janeiro--20th century.
Birth control--Law and legislation--History--Brazil--Rio de Janeiro--20th century.


Electronic Books.

RG963 / .M573 2020