Non-Fiction
| Title | Published | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|
| The Unfit Heiress | 2021 | Buy |
| Girls and Their Monsters | 2023 | Buy |
Audrey Clare Farley writes narrative non-fiction about the intersection of medicine, law, and social control in American history. The Unfit Heiress (2021) tells the true story of Ann Cooper Hewitt, a wealthy young woman whose mother had her forcibly sterilized under California eugenics laws in the 1930s. The case became a national scandal and exposed the widespread practice of forced sterilization in the United States.
Girls and Their Monsters (2023) continues Farley’s focus on reproductive history, examining cases of women and girls subjected to medical experimentation. Both books draw on archival research to uncover stories that have been largely forgotten, connecting past abuses to ongoing debates about bodily autonomy and medical ethics.