Nostalgia inflects modern childbirth. When I first became pregnant, back in August 2022, I joined a few Facebook groups dedicated […]
First Lady In Motion: Betty Ford and the Public Eye
As with all modern First Ladies, photographs of Betty Ford are easy to find on the Internet. One striking image, […]
On the Move: How Sports Clothes Became Fashion?
Even if you are not a gym rat or a sport enthusiast, it is almost impossible today to escape the […]
Sex Lives
For those of us who teach pre-modern English history and literature, there’s a conversation that happens nearly every semester. When […]
Money in the Archives: Collection and Recollection
John Money’s archives pulled me in like a tractor beam. I cannot remember when or how I first learned about […]
Life Before Conception: Gamete Personhood in the Wake of Dobbs
In a shocking 2023 Oklahoma District Court ruling, lesbian mother Kris Williams lost custody of her son, Warren, to sperm […]
Simple Goiter: A Woman’s Disease and a Woman’s Problem to Solve
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 […]
Exploring Critical Menstrual Studies in the Nordic Region: The Importance of Local Specificities
In 2017, the walls of Stockholm’s subway system featured new art: black and white sketches of women participating in different […]
The Nayikas of the Natyashastra: Reflections on Fatphobia and Colorism in India
“Tujhe dekh ke goriye, Beyonce sharma jaayegi” – Your beauty, o fair skinned girl, puts even Beyonce to shame. Such […]
