Abortion
Contraception
Politics
Important People
Miscellaneous
100
Hypercatharsis, irritated stomach, and extreme prostration were side effects of what?
Overdose of abortifacient drugs
100
T/F: Physicians felt the “withdrawal” method resulted in health problems.
True.
100
What political position did Comstock hold?
US Postal Inspector
100
What was Ezra Heywood’s stance of sexual self-government?
Heywood supported free love and sexual freedom.
100
Name a significant court case and its impact.
Various answers
200
Given the time period and medical advancements, how were abortion methods so effective?
Overdosing; large quantities of abortifacients
200
Name three contraceptive methods of the 19th Century.
o Abstinence o Rhythm o Withdrawal o Soft sponge o Condoms o Douching o Male continence
200
Explain the Postal Act 1873.
Made it illegal to send erotica, contraception, abortifacients, etc.
200
Name two activists associated with sexual freedom/radicalism.
Ezra Heywood and Victoria Woodhull
200
How did Comstock refer to obscene literature? o A: Wicked Works o B: Devil Text o C: Evil Reading o D: Sinful Writing
C: Evil Reading
300
Did women generally take the right dosage of abortifacients? Explain.
No. They often overdosed, which was poisonous, because they were anxious about their situations.
300
Name two people associated with the Social Purity Movement, which rejected the idea of birth control?
Anthony Comstock, Hugh Pomeroy
300
How did the Postal Act of 1873 affect society?
Helped make topics about sexuality taboo
300
Who said the following? “Our youth are in danger; mentally and morally they are cursed by a literature that is a disgrace to the nineteenth century. The spirit of evil environs them.”
Anthony Comstock
300
In which publication did the text find advertisements for sexual literature and devices? o A: The New York Times o B: The National Police Gazette o C: The Hartford Courant o D: The Post-Standard
B: The National Police Gazette
400
What is the significance of the accessibility of abortion services and methods?
-Young girls knew about abortion -Women took advantage of these services -Less shame surrounding the topic
400
Explain many women’s feelings on the withdrawal method.
Not favored by women; relied totally on the man (bodily dependence)
400
What was the result of the onslaught of laws and regulations surrounding abortion in the late 19th century?
o It forced abortion underground; more expensive, difficult, dangerous to obtain o Took the control out of women’s hands
400
Who of the following said this quote? “If a woman has any right in this world, it is the right to herself and if there is anything in this world she has a right to decide it is who shall be the father of her children.” o A: Mary Gove Nichols/ Thomas Low Nichols o B: Victoria Woodhull o C: Paulina Kellogg Wright Davis
A: Mary Gove Nichols/ Thomas Low Nichols
400
Explain why Victoria Woodhull calls women sexual slaves.
o Dependent on husbands to not make them pregnant (withdrawal method) o Reference to husbands as “legal masters”
500
Describe the unspoken advertisement used to signify abortion services used by urban midwives.
They often displayed a flag in their window.
500
Explain how women’s access to contraception and abortion changed after the commercialization of reproductive control.
Gained more access to different types of contraceptives Bigger critique of withdrawal method
500
Explain the Scarecrow metaphor used by Victoria Woodhull.
o “Men of straw” o “The slightest breath of truth will topple over and expose to the world”
500
Who is Anne Trow Lohman? What was her contribution to women’s reproductive history?
Madam Restell; She ran a contraceptives and abortion service that expanded into Boston and Philadelphia
500
Explain the change in reproductive control in 1850.
After 1850, Americans rallied around restoring social purity by criminalizing abortion and contraception use.
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