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The Abortionist of Howard Street
Josephine McCarty had many identities. But in Albany,
New York, she was known as \"Dr. Emma Burleigh,\" the abortionist of
Howard Street.
On January 17, 1872, McCarty boarded a streetcar in Utica, New
York, shot her ex-lover in the face, and disembarked, unaware that
her bullet had passed through her target's head and into the heart
of the innocent man sitting beside him. The unlucky passenger died
within minutes. Josephine McCarty was arrested for attempted murder
and quickly became the most notorious woman in central New
York.
The Abortionist of Howard Street was, however, far more
than a murderer. In Maryland she was \"Johnny McCarty,\" a blockade
runner and spy for Confederate forces. New Yorkers whispered of her
as a mistress to corrupt Albany politicians. So who was she?
The prosecution in her murder trial claimed she was a
calculating and heartless operative both in the bedroom and in her
public life. Or was she the victim of ill fortune and the systemic
weight of misogyny and male violence? The answer, of course, was
not as simple as either narrative. In this absorbing and rich
history, R.E. Fulton considers the nuances of Josephine McCarty's
life from marriage to divorce, from financial abuse to quarrels
with intimate partners and more, trying to decipher the truth
behind the stories and myths surrounding McCarty and what
ultimately led her to that Utica streetcar with a pistol in her
dress pocket.
In The Abortionist of Howard Street , Fulton revisites a
rich history of women's experience in mid-nineteenth century
America, revealing McCarty as a multifaceted, fascinating
personification of issues as broad as reproductive health,
education, domestic abuse, mental illness, and criminal
justice.
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Josephine Baker's secret war : the African American star who fought for France and freedom
Before the Second World War, Josephine Baker (1906-1975) was one of the most famous performers in the world. She made her name dancing on the Parisian stage, but when war broke out she decided not to return to America. Instead, Baker turned spy for the French Secret Services. In this engaging, deeply researched study, Hanna Diamond tells the full story of Baker's actions for the French and Allied powers in World War Two. Drawing on previously unseen material, Diamond reveals the vital role Baker played throughout the war, from counterintelligence work for the Allied landings in North Africa to serving in the French Air Force in 1944-45.
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Correction: Seroprevalence and associated factors of HIV and Hepatitis C in Brazilian high-security prisons: A state-wide epidemiological study
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Dear little corpses
\"During the mass evacuation from London in September 1939, a little girl vanishes without a trace and Josephine struggles with the chaos and uncertainty of war\"-- Provided by publisher
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London rain
\"Intrepid writer and amateur sleuth Josephine Tey returns in this sixth installment of Nicola Upson's popular series that unfolds in 1930s London as England prepares to crown a new king.
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Marie-Antoinette's Legacy
Challenging the established historiography that frames the French picturesque garden movement as an international style, this book contends that the French picturesque gardens from 1775 until 1867 functioned as liminal zones at the epicenter of court patronage systems.
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Fearless and free
Funny, candid and unconventional: the wildly famous but elusive Josephine Baker tells her own story in this enchanting memoir. She took Paris by storm in the 1920s, dazzling audiences with her humour, beauty and effervescence on stage. Hemingway, Jean Cocteau and Picasso admired her; Shirley Bassey adored her. It was told she strolled the streets of Paris with her pet cheetah who wore a diamond collar. Later, as one of the most recognisable women in the world, she became a spy for the French resistance, her celebrity working as her cover. She was awarded the Légion d'Honneur for military service. After the war she became increasingly interested in civil rights. In 1963 she spoke at the March on Washington alongside Martin Luther King. All this from a girl born in Missouri to a single Black woman and a white father she did not know. This book offers an insight into a beguiling figure of the 20th century.
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Josephine Metrics of Austrian Galicia: an Attempt to Legalize Peasant Land Ownership and Influence Socio-Economic Relations at the End of the 18th Century (On the Example of the Village of Vivsia)
This study explores the Josephine cadastre as the first systematic land registry documentation in the territory of Galicia during the late 18th century, positioning it as a legal and administrative instrument of the Habsburg Monarchy. The research aims to analyse the Josephine cadastre’s role in the regulation of legal relations between landlords and peasants within the framework of cadastral reforms, using the village of Vivsia as a microhistorical case study. The methodological framework is based on the dialectical method, enabling a comprehensive analysis of socio-political and legal processes at both the imperial and local levels. The article examines the internal structure of the cadastre, particularly the Grundbuch (land income register), and outlines the procedures of land measurement and tax calculation based on crop yields of key cereals and hay. Special attention is paid to the juridification of peasant land tenure and the formalisation of surnames as legal entities, reflecting broader socio-legal transformations in Austrian Galicia. The originality of the research lies in its application of a microhistorical approach to a single locality, which reveals the complexities of implementing imperial reforms at the village level and their unintended consequences. The study argues that while the Josephine cadastre was designed to facilitate equitable taxation and legal clarity, its practical implementation often diverged from the reformist intentions due to vested interests. Thus, the article positions the Josephinian Cadastre not only as a fiscal instrument but also as a source for understanding socio-legal transformations in Galicia.
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