Most people have a small, butterfly-shaped gland in their neck sitting in front of their trachea. I am no longer […]
In 19th-Century Philadelphia, Female Medical Students Lobbied Hard for Mutual Aid
In the waning years of the nineteenth century, future doctors kept falling sick. Students at the Woman’s Medical College of […]
Every Second Counts: Obsessive Achievement in The Bear, Sports, and Academia
This summer my research collided with one of my favorite TV shows, The Bear, in which talented, sexy, and emotionally […]
How Safe Haven Laws Fail to Protect Children and Parents
The Alabama Senate recently passed a bill that expands Safe Haven Laws, which permit the surrender of newborns at designated […]
(Still Being) Sent Away: Post-Roe Anti-Abortion Maternity Homes
In the years before Roe v. Wade, and in a context of severe stigma of out-of-wedlock pregnancies, maternity homes in […]
“I Don’t Have Very Much Faith in Doctors”: Black Women, Reproductive Health, and Black Disability Politics
In January 2022, my Instagram feed was flooded with posts mourning Aubrion Rogers, a 30-year-old Black woman who died after […]
Shakespeare Knew What Modern Science Tells Us: Disability Discrimination is Fueled by Disgust
Recently, literary scholars have demonstrated how the works of William Shakespeare can serve as a fantastic tool for teaching and […]
Wear a Mask or Go to Jail
In the fall of 1918, seven young people were photographed wearing masks lined up near a railroad track in Mill […]
“Better…at the Bottom of the Sea”?: Affect, Agency, and the Archive at Holloway Sanatorium
In August 1889, an English woman named Charlotte S. experienced a depressive episode marked by religious delusions. Convinced there “was […]
The American Murderer: Hookworm Eradication Among “Our Native Born Whites”
In the United States and around the world, public health has taken center stage in recent years to investigate how […]
