A weekly check-up of gender, medicine, and history in the news A brief history of bloodletting. A tribute to the […]
We Need to Talk About Chikungunya
My friend from Rio de Janeiro got chikungunya virus in April. First she came down with a high fever. Soon […]
“Ain’t No Bitches Gonna Hunt No Ghosts”
2016 is Terrible, So Go Watch Ghostbusters, Laugh, and Let Feminism Save Us All Dear Ghostbuster boys. Sit down and […]
Lady Presidential Candidates: Belva Lockwood (1830-1917)
Oh, Hillary. What a bitch. A liar. A cheat. A man-hater. A one-percenter. The Donald most definitely does NOT rate […]
Sunday Morning Medicine
A weekly check-up of gender, medicine, and history in the news Syphilis onstage. The Wonder in Us, 1921. Girl mayors […]
The Brexit and Women’s Rights in the UK
Although women comprise the majority of voters in the UK, they were noticeably absent in the debates and discussions surrounding […]
Dispatches from Rio: Rape in Rio de Janeiro
This is the first of several pieces we will run about the city of Rio de Janeiro in the lead-up […]
Throwing Shade on Lady Presidential Candidates: Victoria Woodhull (1838-1927)
Oh, Hillary. What a bitch. A liar. A cheat. A man-hater. A one-percenter. The Donald most definitely does NOT rate […]
Sunday Morning Medicine
A weekly check-up of gender, medicine, and history in the news The CDC might want your semen. How posters helped […]
What to Expect When You’re an Expecting Superhero: Spider-Woman Shifts Gears
Like the best action, the new comic Spider-Woman: Shifting Gears, Vol 1: Baby Talk starts in media res. Jessica Drew […]
