Poster shows emaciated human figures, representing various diseases, cower beneath a partially nude female figure, representing venereal disease, chained to a vulture.
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VD in the Archives

For something that played such a prevalent role in life at the front, sex and venereal disease (or VD) have […]

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Sunday Morning Medicine

A weekly check-up of gender, medicine, and history in the news Witchcraft in Canada. Telling menstrual tales. Better health through […]

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White and green poster with yellow and green lettering. Title at top of poster. Visual images are color photo reproductions featuring dairy products, meat and other sources of protein, fruits and vegetables, and grain products. Cartoon-style illustrations of a milk bottle jumping rope, a t-bone lifting weights, a carrot doing toe touches, and a muscular potato accompany the photos. Publisher information in lower right corner.
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The Cultural Logic of Calories and Body Types

We were promised calorie labels. New York City has required them in chain restaurants since 2008 and California since 2009, […]

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Civil War Soldiers’ Wet Dreams

The American Civil War is arguably the most written about topic in American history. Yet for all that has been […]

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