it's not a crock. I am old enough to remember all the reports of women who used hangers and caused damage to their uterus and bled to death or had massive infections. Hangers were thin, long and metal. Rape was extremely common and there was no morning after pill. Men were so rarely convicted, and the girl/woman was always blamed. It ruined her life. Husbands would divorce their wives who were raped because "they were dirty". The women/girls who were pregnant and not married (even though rape) were ostracized. They were often fired from jobs or not hired. Single mothers were treated like dirt. So, yes women used metal hangers, in alleys/motels and bathtubs. The way the right-wing Evangelicals are talking the same attitude will again become prevalent. Women will again become desperate.