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A Little Bit Pregnant

Invisibilia

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A Woman's Herb Garden in the Back

Historically, women used herbs like black cohash and penny royal to get their period back. In the 18 hundreds, female monthly pills were advertised in newspapers. With the formation of the american medical association and the onset of laws banning abortion, these practices started getting forced underground. But m r didn't ever go away. It just became a kind of wink wink way around the law. Michel's grandmother was also a midwife. She treated patience at her home in rural virginia in her kitchen. And she would make someone a a tea or give some one a tincture.

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