Reproductive Rites: The Real-Life Witches and Witch Hunts in the Centuries-Long Fight for Abortion

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Sophie Saint Thomas

Reproductive Rites

The Real-Life Witches and Witch Hunts in the Centuries-Long Fight for Abortion

Sophie Saint Thomas

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Running Press Adult
31 December 2024

Witchcraft; Feminism & feminist theory; Ethical issues: abortion & birth control; Witchcraft & Wicca

A provocative exploration of the witches-and witch hunts-in the untold history of abortion, from the days of Socrates through the Salem Witch Trials and the 1980s Satanic Panic, all the way to our fraught post-Roe present, from journalist Sophie Saint Thomas.

For millennia, across cultures and continents, women and people who experience pregnancy, as well as midwives and those who assist them, have been persecuted as witches (whether they actually practiced the craft or not). In this dauntless, voice-driven reassessment of that history, journalist Sophie Saint Thomas follows the tangled threads of witches and reproductive rights through the ages.

Through it all, she maintains an intersectional eye toward the communities most affected by reproductive oppression (including Native Americans, enslaved Black women, and trans people) and a scathing exposure of the hypocrisy of anti-choice crusaders (from the eugenicist Church of Satan founder Anton LaVey to the astrology-loving Republican Nancy Reagan). With heart, humor, and deeply researched insights, Reproductive Rites brings a new level of context to the urgency of our present moment as we fight for our rights in a post-Roe v. Wade America.

By: Sophie Saint Thomas
Imprint: Running Press Adult
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 208mm, Width: 138mm, Spine: 22mm
Weight: 260g
ISBN: 9780762485291
ISBN 10: 0762485299
Pages: 288
Publication Date: 31 December 2024
Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , ELT Advanced , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Sophie Saint Thomas is a writer based in New York City and originally from the US Virgin Islands. She is the author of books including Weed Witch. She has been published in GQ, Playboy, VICE, Cosmopolitan, Forbes, Allure, Glamour, Marie Claire, High Times, Nylon, Refinery29, Complex, Harper s Bazaar, PRIDEMagazine, SELF, and more.

Reviews for Reproductive Rites: The Real-Life Witches and Witch Hunts in the Centuries-Long Fight for Abortion

"""Reproductive Rites is not only a fascinating and engaging read but, in our current post-Roe climate, a necessary one. From the time of the Pharaohs to Donald Trump, Sophie Thomas details society's conflicted relationship with reproductive rights. This volume offers readers exacting research into everyone from ancient midwives to modern day anti-choicers. The facts will help every reader understand how we came to find ourselves in our current position. And it's all presented with wit, humor, and verve that make it an unputdownable read for every feminist."" --Jennifer Wright, author of Madame Restell: The Life, Death, and Resurrection of Old New York's Most Fabulous, Fearless, and Infamous Abortionist ""An exciting, racy, angry, and well-informed survey, which ranges across a wide span of history in order to make points of tremendous relevance to the present."" --Ronald Hutton, author of The Witch: A History of Fear, from Ancient Times to the Present ""Through a cross-cultural lens, Saint Thomas offers us a fascinating exploration into the socio-psychological dynamics which underscore the practice of witch persecution and the ongoing oppression of women's reproductive rights. Her work is an incisive critique of human prejudice and its historical consequences."" --Alan Kilpatrick, author of The Night Has a Naked Soul: Witchcraft and Sorcery among the Western Cherokee"