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ReviewCall the midwife - a radfem jewel!
I have just discovered this long-running BBC series, but couldn't find anyone talking about it here?? Unless the search bar failed me.
Two (rather long and very intense) episodes in and I'm hooked. It's absolutely and delightfully radfem because it shows the historical truth of women's conditions and the of maternity before legal abortions or the pill. Fantastic actors and so many different great women (and some men I wanted to slap)!
It is based on the diaries of a midwife in a poor district of London in the late fifties, and it realistically covers many topics like
(Edit to add it's obviously very emotionally intense and could be triggering, even if no episode is purely negative)
The books are great, too . . .
Already ordered them and I plan to suggest it for our feminist book club!
I still can't believe I didn't hear about this masterpiece before becoming pregnant myself...
Yes, the series is great. My daughter decided to become a midwife after watching!