In June 1838, actress Josephine Clifton canceled an engagement in Lexington, KY and rushed back to New York “in a […]
“There Had Been No Penetration:” Male Surgeons’ Roles in Defining Rape in Eighteenth-Century England
In July of 1715, when Mary Marsh was asked about the details of her rape, she claimed that “the Prisoner […]
Sunday Morning Medicine
A weekly check-up of gender, medicine, and history in the news A history of women fighting wildfires. Was the real […]
Not a Day for Salads: The Football Food Rules of the Super Bowl
Super Bowl LII will soon be upon us, along with its super-sized spread of snacks, an American meal as iconic […]
