We represent a large group of teachers and students working together to lead a national campaign to create an advanced […]
‘The Moral Ideas of the Community’: Censorship and Irish-Catholic Nation Building
Though Ireland has never had an official state religion, Catholicism played a prominent role in shaping the nation during its […]
The US Department of Health and Human Services: Its Importance in the Past and Present
We, as historians of medicine, express our support for the federal agencies and regulations that protect and promote human health. […]
We Present Our TENTH Best of List
It’s been a year, folks. And for the tenth year in a row, we crowd-sourced our editing team for our […]
Gone to China: Risk and Reward in the Travel Diaries of Martha Foster Crawford
Martha Foster Crawford thought that she would literally die. Hagiographical stories of missionary wives who had succumbed in the foreign […]
I’ll Be Right Here: Disability Intimacy & Medical Trauma in E.T.
Steven Spielberg’s 1982 E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial was an integral part of my family’s classic movies, a list that also included […]
Periods on the Table: Taking stock of the menstrual equity movement in Canada
In Canada, it seems that “period” is no longer a dirty word. Since the Canadian Menstruators pushed to remove the […]
“The Relationship Between Public Morals and Public Toilets”: Christine Jorgensen and the Birth of Trans Bathroom Panic
Christine Jorgensen was used to unwelcome attention, but this was a new level of outrage. After undergoing hormone therapy and […]
Mach 10 with Her Hair on Fire
Over the last 13 years, my mom went from a fast-moving and passionate high school teacher often described as “Mach […]
A Good Death: The Modern Hospice Movement
“She was at home, this is where she wanted to be. It wasn’t easy, but it was right.” He said […]
