03.23.06
The Story of Jane: Sixth Post (Uncertainty)
I am so amazed at the level of uncertainty the women of Jane dealt with. How could you have any certainty at all that what you were doing was good if you had no certainty about anything? Everything they knew came from second-hand knowledge and reports from outsiders. There weren’t books where they could learn about anatomy and physiology, pregnancy, anything. Given that we have the internet and books on just about every subject easily available it’s hard to envision the complete lack of information that these women dealt with. I can’t even imagine how scary it had to be! I’m fascinated by reading this, worried about it coming to underground movements like this again, and relieved that the lack of knowledge, at least, is one thing that we won’t have to go through again if it does come down to it.