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Ann Lohman
Ann Trow Lohman (May 6, 1812 – April 1, 1878), better known as Madame Restell, was a British-born American abortion provider who practiced in New York City. Early life Ann Trow was born in Painswick, Gloucestershire, England in 1812 to John and (Mary) Ann Trow (nee Lewis). Her father was a labourer. At the age of fifteen, she started work as a maid in a butcher's family. Career At the age of sixteen, she married Henry Sommers, an alcoholic tailor from Wiltshire. After three years living in England, they emigrated to New York in 1831 where Sommers died of Typhoid in 1833. Ann Trow Sommers was left alone with an infant daughter, Caroline, and forced to make a living as a seamstress and midwife. Ann remarried in 1836, to a Volga Germans, German–Russian immigrant, Charles Lohman. Charles Lohman worked in the printing industry, and at the time was a printer for the ''New York Herald''. Lohman was a Radicalism (historical), radical and Freethought, freethinker, a friend and colle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madame Restell, 1888
Madame may refer to: * Madam, civility title or form of address for women, derived from the French * Madam (prostitution), a term for a woman who is engaged in the business of procuring prostitutes, usually the manager of a brothel * ''Madame'' (1961 film), a Spanish-Italian-French film * ''Madame'' (2017 film), a French comedy-drama film * Madame (singer) (born 2002), Italian singer and rapper * Madame, puppet made famous by entertainer Wayland Flowers ** Madame's Place, a 1982 sitcom starring Madame * Madame (clothing), an Indian clothing company Places * Île Madame Île Madame () is an island in the Charente estuary on the Atlantic coast of France joined to the mainland by a causeway. The island has an area of four square miles and is unpopulated. It is part of the town Port-des-Barques. Hundreds of Catho ..., French island on the Atlantic coast * Palazzo Madama, seat of the Senate of the Italian Republic in Rome * Palazzo Madama, Turin, Italian palace See also * M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
