Thursday, June 05, 2025

June 5, 1915: Another Chicago Midwife's Work

On June 5, 1915, 25-year-old homemaker Mary Balcznska died at Chicago's St. Bernard's Hospital from an abortion perpetrated by midwife Veronika Rypczyski who was arrested and held by the Coroner on June 10. 

The case never went to trial. 

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