Maria da Brescia
Maria da Brescia was a single servant woman in 16th-century Bologna who was accused of abortion in a notable legal case. Her testimony revealed the complexities of understanding pregnancy and abortion during the early modern period, as she struggled to articulate her experience and the circumstances that led to her trial.
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Maria da Brescia, a single servant woman in Bologna, was accused of abortion in 1577.
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