In December of 2016, I wrote an essay for Nursing Clio called Nurse-Midwives are With Women, Walking a Middle Path […]
Why It’s Bad When It’s “Not That Bad”
When then-Senator Al Franken was accused of sexual harassment by multiple women this past November, I braced myself for the […]
Hospital Confinement: From the 19th Century to the 21st
Last summer I had a very different experience of childbirth than most women. I was not entirely sure what to […]
The Stain of Slavery is Silencing Sexual Violence Against Black and Brown Women
I am an American woman who has never experienced sexual assault, rape, or coercion. Bully for me, right? This detail […]
“No-Tell Motels”: Abortion in Pre-Roe South Carolina
“Charleston was the place to come before Roe v. Wade, for abortions.” Reminiscing about illegal abortion in South Carolina in […]
It’s Not You, It’s Me: #MeToo in Academia
It was Friday, and I was indulging myself at the prepared foods bar at Whole Foods, thinking — hoping — […]
Understanding My Past after #MeToo
[gblockquote source=”Kyle Stephens (survivor of Dr. Larry Nassar)”]Little girls don’t stay little forever. They grow into strong women that return […]
Fight and Flight: “Butch Flight,” Trans Men, and the Elusive Question of Authenticity
My junior year of college, my roommate and dear friend had a butch girlfriend. She aligned more with what many […]
History at Home in the Tenement Museum
Several times a day, several days a week, I stand with a group of strangers in the parlor of a […]
I Think I Love You: Life, Death, and the Enduring Legacy of David Cassidy Fever
On May 30, 1974, 14-year-old Bernadette Whelan died after lingering in a coma for four days. The cause of her […]
