Madame Restell

Life Story: Ann Trow Lohman, a.k.a. Madame Restell Ann Trow Lohman, a.k.a. Madame Restell Title Page from Wonderful trial of Caroline Lohman, alias Restell; Trial of Carolina Lohman, alias Madame Restell, for manslaughter in the second degree, by producing abortion upon the body of Maria Bodine, in July, 1846 ; with speeches of counsel, charge of Court, and verdict of jury (New York: Burgess, Stringer, & co., c. 1847). Widener Library, Harvard University, Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine, Harvard Law School Library, Harvard University.  Ann Trow was born in the small town of Painswick, England, on May 6, 1812. Her parents, John and Mary Ann, worked in a mill. They had very little money, and it is unlikely that Ann received much education while she was growing