Articles
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Let’s Question All Versions of the Myth of Perfect Motherhood
I would call it a “pet peeve,” but the stakes are higher: I can’t stand…
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Fleas, Fleas, Fleas
In September, I turned on Democracy Now! and came into a story about the mass…
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Sunday Morning Medicine
A weekly check-up of gender, medicine, and history in the news A herstory of lesbian…
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On Poverty, Morality, and Mothering
In 1930, nineteen-year-old black (preta) Jovelina Pereira dos Santos, a live-in domestic servant in Rio…
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My Experiences with Auto-Immunity and Why I Dislike the Term “Able-Bodied”
I dislike the term “able-bodied.” I see this term used frequently in academic and activist…
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VD in the Archives
For something that played such a prevalent role in life at the front, sex and…
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Sunday Morning Medicine
A weekly check-up of gender, medicine, and history in the news Witchcraft in Canada. Telling…
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The Cultural Logic of Calories and Body Types
We were promised calorie labels. New York City has required them in chain restaurants since…
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Civil War Soldiers’ Wet Dreams
The American Civil War is arguably the most written about topic in American history. Yet…
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The Recovery Revolution: An Interview with Claire Clark
Nursing Clio is pleased to speak with Claire D. Clark, an assistant professor of Behavioral…
