On Sunday March 8, 1914, twenty-six-year-old Rosa Asorowsky, a “Russian Jewess” and sweatshop worker, committed suicide in Chicago.[1] Next to […]
The Daily Dozen: How the Father of American Football Taught Office Men to Exercise
Under-desk treadmills for the office have become a trend in the last few years. Companies like Walkingpad sell foldable versions […]
Poison for Penitence: A Hydrogen Peroxide Experiment on Infants in Dublin’s Regina Coeli Hostel
On October 18, 1947, the medical officer of Regina Coeli Hostel wrote: “Of 14 infants to whose feeds Hydrogen Peroxide […]
Bundles of Pain, Bound by Gender: Himpathy and Misogyny in A Bintel Brief
“I have a grievous wound in my heart and maybe through the “Bintel Brief” I will find relief” (Letter-writer, 1906).[1] […]
From One to Many
Fifty years ago, the notion of Ireland as one of the leading countries on transgender recognition would have been laughable. […]
“Your God Cannot Be Mine:” British Reactions to the 1992 Irish X Case
Around the world, abortion and reproductive rights are under fire.[1] Women in the Irish Free State are all too familiar […]
Nurses not Nursing: Insensible Violence and Institutional Inertia
The nursing organizations that purport to represent the entire profession repeatedly and resolutely refuse to sharpen their political analysis, refuse […]
Confining yet Convenient: Using Gender Norms to Defend Oneself in Cases of Rural Spousal Violence in Post-Independence Ireland
Before divorce was legalized in Ireland in 1995, spouses desperate for freedom from an unhappy marriage sometimes turned to killing […]
The Virgins’ Malady: How Marriage Became a Medical Treatment
“Arise, fair sun, and kill the envious moon, / Who is already sick and pale with grief /… / Be […]
After a Miscarriage, What Happens to the Fetus? The History is Complicated.
This essay is part one of a two-part series on fetal remains and cultural politics. Find the second part here. […]
