In the Hands of Women: A Gilded City Series

In the Hands of Women is a suspenseful historical novel centered on the life of Hannah Isaacson, an obstetrician in training who was determined to improve medical safety for women in a time when women had few choices. This carefully researched work, set in 1900 Baltimore and New York City, when birth control and abortion were both illegal, leaves us contemplating whether history is repeating itself.

With the advent of obstetrics and anesthesia as distinct fields of practice in 1900, hospit...