AskHistorians Podcast Episode 240: Personhood with Mary Zeigler

This week, u/EdHistory101 talks with Mary Ziegler about her book, [Personhood: The New Civil War over Reproduction]( The conversation covers Ziegler's role as the first historian looking at the intersection of law and abortion, some of the history of personhood, what it's like to do an AMA from the other side of the keyboard and more! (38 minutes) Be sure to visit the subreddit thread if you have any questions for Dr. Ziegler.

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This episode is 38:15 long.

This episode was published on Jun 6, 2025.

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