Under-desk treadmills for the office have become a trend in the last few years. Companies like Walkingpad sell foldable versions […]
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] […]
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 […]
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 […]
‘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 […]
