In the midst of the 2021 COVID-19 mass vaccination campaign, the “vaccine selfie” – often a self-portrait cell-phone snapshot taken […]
Surrender, Discovery, and Recovery: The Many Meanings of Adoption
To write about mid-twentieth century adoption practices in the United States is to position oneself at the heart of dozens […]
An Emancipatory Vocation: Nursing in Quebec, 1912–1974
Established in 1967, the first Royal Commission on the Status of Women, also known as “the Bird Commission,” emerged following pressure […]
Ending the War on Science: A Review of Maya Goldenberg’s Vaccine Hesitancy
With three highly efficacious vaccines widely available for COVID-19 in the United States (which were developed in record time, breaking […]
A Farewell but Not a Goodbye
Today marks the nine-year anniversary of Nursing Clio. Nine years! It’s basically eighteen in blog years. We’ve been around for […]
Topper’s GI Benefits, Good Homes, and Vivisection Fears: The Treatment of World War II War Dog Veterans
In 1946, a German Shepherd named Topper made headlines in newspapers throughout the United States. Discharged from the K-9 Corps […]
“The Club of the Four Hs”: HIV/AIDS, Race, and Neoliberalism in Argentina
During my childhood in Buenos Aires, adults usually told us to be careful while using telephones and cinema seats because […]
