“Arise, fair sun, and kill the envious moon, / Who is already sick and pale with grief /… / Be […]
‘A real woman would had buried her child’: Social Media Discussion of the Disposal of Fetal Remains
This essay is the second of a two-part series on fetal remains and cultural politics. Find the first part here. […]
In Pursuit of Purity: Environmental Affects, Reproduction, and the Promise of Bodily Sovereignty
In The New York Times on October 10, 2025, an article titled “The E.P.A. Followed Up on an Unusual Request […]
“Professional” Program Redefinition Endangers the US Healthcare Workforce
Nurse practitioners are a lifeline for the millions of Americans who live in healthcare deserts: 87% are trained as primary […]
Texas A&M, Women’s and Gender Studies, and Academic Common Sense
I can’t believe I’m writing this, but at least it keeps my fingers on the keys, not scratching my head […]
Teaching/Watching/Fearing Abroad While Minnesota Roils
For the last four weeks, I’ve been in Ireland with a group of twenty-one St. Olaf College students. While St. […]
‘Words are but the shell:’ Can Plants Help Us, Historically? The Plant, the Nation, and the Infant
Anglo-American colonist Elizabeth Hanson’s infant inexplicably survived captivity with her mother in 1725 amongst the Abenaki. Abenaki men thought the […]
Mary Sully: Neurodivergence and American Indian Art
The geometrical triptychs American Indian artist Mary Sully (1896-1963) crafted on paper, crayon, gilt, and ink render early twentieth-century American […]
Medical Misogyny and Marketing Addiction: How the Nineteenth-Century Patent Medicine Industry Exploited Women
Today, nearly half of young American women report negative interactions with healthcare providers. Research suggests that these experiences contribute to […]
Marked: Birthmarks and Historical Myths of Maternal Responsibility
“You ate a lot of strawberries when you were pregnant with that baby, didn’t you?” When I was a child, […]
