In 1942, a 13-year old girl was raped by her mother’s live-in boyfriend in Shamokin, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania. She became pregnant. The mother attempted an abortion and was unsuccessful. The […]
A photograph from 1914 of the aftermath of a disastrous fire in Pottsville. The photo appeared in the “Looking Back” feature of the Pottsville Republican, October 13, 1979, which was presented […]
An undated photograph showing Pennsylvania State Police on horseback at St. Clair, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. The photo, which is from the Schuylkill County Historical Society, was published in the “Looking Back” […]
In December 1896, Dr. Alfred W. Keene, a well-known physician in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, was arrested and charged with criminal malpractice [abortion] and conspiracy to procure an abortion. The result […]
An undated generic post card design for Enders, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The card shows two travelers, male and female, and their railway ticket to Enders on the “Jar, Jolt and […]
In July 1917, Mrs. Regina Michel, a midwife of Pottsville, who had in 1913 been convicted of abortion and was sentenced to two years in jail, was again accused of […]
She was referred to as a “brazen creature” by a doctor on the Pottsville Hospital staff. She threated to expose prominent Pottsville people if the State Police arrested and charged […]
In his appeal of the conviction for the abortion death of Emily Albright in 1911, Dr. C. E. Bingaman sought a new trial, which in 1912 he was granted by […]