Articles
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Medical Metaphors: The Long History of the Corrupted Body Politic
For the past few years, my Facebook feed has been full of political memes. Quite…
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Deconstructing HIV and AIDS on The Golden Girls
In 1990, the much-beloved sitcom, The Golden Girls — a show about four older women,…
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Sunday Morning Medicine
A weekly check-up of gender, medicine, and history in the news Light bulbs for beauty.…
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“Everything Seems Wrong:” The Postwar Struggles of One Female Veteran of the First World War
Around the world, ceremonies, public art installations, concerts, lectures, and educational events are commemorating the…
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Change over Time: A Colorado Love Story
In 1992, 53% of Colorado voters answered yes to this question on the ballot: “Shall…
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Truly Ambitious Women: Women Chiropractors and World War I
In the turn-of-the-century United States, women were among the first chiropractors. In a period when…
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Sunday Morning Medicine
A weekly check-up of gender, medicine, and history in the news “Strippers are artists.” 56…
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Give Thanks for Crossing Guards
“Wait on the curb, kids. Wait until I say you can cross.” Janice, the crossing…
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“Battalion of Life”: American Women’s Hospitals and the First World War
Shortly after the United States entered the First World War in April 1917, Dr. Rosalie…
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“A Male Department of Warfare:” Female Ambulance Drivers in the First World War
While serving as an ambulance driver during the First World War, Pat Beauchamp witnessed the…
