Template:Did you know nominations/Illegal operation
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The result was: promoted by Theleekycauldron (talk) 07:49, 15 September 2022 (UTC)
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Illegal operation
1919 San Francisco Chronicle coverage of a death by “illegal operation”
- ... that "illegal operation" was a common euphemism for abortion in early 20th century North American newspapers? Source: “In polite company, abortion wasn't even whispered. It was referred to in newspapers as ‘an illegal operation,’ usually reported only when those who performed abortions were arrested or women who had abortions turned up in emergency rooms hemorrhaging, with raging infections, or dead.“Neville, Anne (2002-11-25). "'I WAS DOING SOMETHING ILLEGAL'". Buffalo News. Retrieved 2022-09-03.
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- ALT1: ... that some American films like The Doctor and the Girl used the euphemism "illegal operation" in dialogue about abortion? Source: the phrase “illegal operation” appeared in the 1949 American film The Doctor and the Girl, “[Signaling] the return of veiled dialogue in abortion narratives as Breen compromised by allowing them to refer to ‘an illegal operation’ ... Despite the vagueness of the phrase ‘illegal operation’, studios realized that the PCA had just allowed an abortion narrative on the screen.”Kirby, David A. (2017-09-19). "Regulating cinematic stories about reproduction: pregnancy, childbirth, abortion and movie censorship in the US, 1930–1958". The British Journal for the History of Science. 50 (3): 451–472. doi:10.1017/S0007087417000814. ISSN 0007-0874 – via Cambridge.org.
- Reviewed: QPQ Template:Did you know nominations/Philippe I, Duke of Orléans
Converted from a redirect by Jengod (talk). Self-nominated at 04:03, 4 September 2022 (UTC).
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Both hooks approved but recommend the original. Image denied as it is not clear at 100 by 100 pixels, the size at which DYK images appear on the Main Page. ––FormalDude (talk) 12:23, 4 September 2022 (UTC)
- Thank you so much for reviewing. Alt image just in case it helps anyone:
- jengod (talk) 18:36, 4 September 2022 (UTC)
- That image looks much better, thanks for providing. ––FormalDude (talk) 02:47, 5 September 2022 (UTC)