Friday, February 28, 2025

February 28, 1918: Midwife or Lay Abortionist in Chicago?

On February 28, 1918, 27-year-old Mrs. Catherine Lurandowski died at Chicago's County Hospital from an abortion perpetrated by Katerine Eichenberg on November 20 of 1917. 

Eichenberg, whose profession is given only as "abortion provider" in the Homicide in Chicago Interactive Database, was also noted as "known to police" and operating sometimes under the alias of Ekowski. 

She might have been a midwife, since they were very common abortionists in Chicago at the time, though she might also have been a lay abortionist with or without a doctor providing training, instruments, medications, and back-up.

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