{"title":"Nicholas L. Syrett","description":"\u003cp\u003eNicholas L. Syrett is a renowned scholar and author, esteemed for his insightful contributions to the fields of history and social dynamics. He is celebrated for his ability to weave rich narratives from the tapestry of American cultural history, with a particular focus on themes of gender, sexuality, and the intricate interplay between societal norms and individual lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eAn Open Secret\u003c\/em\u003e, Syrett uncovers the complex history of child marriage in America, exploring how it was once a routine practice and how societal attitudes have evolved over time. This meticulously researched work provides a nuanced perspective on the intersection of age, gender, and power in American history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Trials of Madame Restell\u003c\/em\u003e offers a fascinating glimpse into the life of one of the most controversial figures of 19th-century America. This biography not only chronicles the life of Madame Restell, a notable abortion provider, but also delves into broader societal issues, illuminating the struggles and legal battles for women's reproductive rights during that era.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eNicholas L. Syrett’s works are essential reads for anyone interested in uncovering the layers of historical narratives that have shaped contemporary societal standards. His books are perfect additions to collections on Biography \u0026amp; Memoir, offering readers an opportunity to understand history through a fresh, critical lens.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-trials-of-madame-restell-by-nicholas-l-syrett-9781620977453","title":"The Trials of Madame Restell","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe biography of one of the most famous abortionists of the nineteenth century, and a story that has unmistakable parallels to the current war on reproductive rights.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFor forty years in the mid-nineteenth century, \"Madame Restell,\" the nom de guerre of the most successful female physician in America, sold birth control medication, attended women during their pregnancies, delivered their children, and performed abortions in a series of clinics run out of her home in New York City. It was the abortions that made her famous. \"Restellism\" became the term her detractors used to indict her.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRestell began practicing when abortion was largely unregulated in most of the United States, including New York. But as a sense of disquiet arose about single women flocking to the city for work, greater sexual freedoms, changing views of the roles of motherhood and childhood, and fewer children being born to white, married, middle-class women, Restell came to stand for everything that threatened the status quo. From 1829 onward, restrictions on abortion began to put Restell in legal jeopardy. For much of this period she prevailed—until she didn't.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA story that is all too relevant to the current attempts to criminalise abortion in our own age, \u003ci\u003eThe Trials of Madame Restell\u003c\/i\u003e paints an unforgettable picture of the changing society of nineteenth-century New York and brings Restell to the attention of a whole new generation of women whose fundamental rights are under siege.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46846677647596,"sku":"9781620977453","price":64.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/3365183482765.jpg?v=1758917196"},{"product_id":"an-open-secret-by-nicholas-l-syrett-9780226761558","title":"An Open Secret","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1922 Robert Allerton—described by the \u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e as the “richest bachelor in Chicago”—met a twenty-two-year-old University of Illinois architecture student named John Gregg, who was twenty-six years his junior. Virtually inseparable from then on, they began publicly referring to one another as father and son within a couple years of meeting. In 1960, after nearly four decades together, and with Robert Allerton nearing ninety, they embarked on a daringly nonconformist move: Allerton legally adopted the sixty-year-old Gregg as his son, the first such adoption of an adult in Illinois history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAn Open Secret\u003c\/i\u003e tells the striking story of these two iconoclasts, locating them among their queer contemporaries and exploring why becoming father and son made a surprising kind of sense for a twentieth-century couple who had every monetary advantage but one glaring problem: they wanted to be together publicly in a society that did not tolerate their love.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDeftly exploring the nature of their design, domestic, and philanthropic projects, Nicholas L. Syrett illuminates how viewing the Allertons as both a same-sex couple and an adopted family is crucial to understanding their relationship’s profound queerness. By digging deep into the lives of two men who operated largely as ciphers in their own time, he opens up provocative new lanes to consider the diversity of kinship ties in modern US history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46855711162604,"sku":"9780226761558","price":69.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780226761558.jpg?v=1759275073"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/collections\/nicholas-l-syrett.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}