To say that Frida Kahlo (1907-1954) is one of the world’s most recognizable artists is an understatement. In recent decades, […]
Love Your Asian Body: An Interview with Eric Wat
In his new book Love Your Asian Body, writer Eric Wat uses oral history to tell the stories of Asian […]
From Label to Table: An Interview with Xaq Frohlich
Do you read food labels in the grocery store? Even if you don’t, you’ll want to read Xaq Frohlich’s new […]
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 […]
The Intimate History of Confinement
From the first page, it’s clear that Dr. Jessica Cox’s Confinement: The Hidden History of Maternal Bodies in Nineteenth-Century Britain […]
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 […]
Fit Nation: A Conversation with Natalia Mehlman Petrzela
Lara: Natalia, I really enjoyed your new book, Fit Nation: The Gains and Pains of America’s Exercise Obsession. I recognized so much […]
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 […]
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 […]
Thoughts on “terminal anorexia nervosa”
Eating disorders are complex processes to live with and recover from – I know firsthand from my struggle and subsequent […]
