Articles
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A Different Kind of Expert
In the spring of 1813, Abigail Adams wrote to her friend Julia Rush inquiring after…
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Makers of Living, Breathing History: The Material Culture of Homemade Facemasks
Ten days into shelter-in-place orders after my kids’ schools closed, my family and I gathered…
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Talking Back to the NIH
In January 2018, Serena Williams went public about how she almost died after giving birth…
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Sunday Morning Medicine
A weekly check-up of gender, medicine, and history in the news Votes for colonized women.…
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Death before Birth: Pregnancy Loss and Funerals in England
A pregnancy loss is a site of tension, situated between waiting for the baby, the…
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From Alfred Fournier to Anthony Fauci: Targeting Public Health Messages to Teens
Communication about the causes, effects, and prevention of COVID-19 is plentiful in the United States.…
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Clara Immerwahr: Science’s Tragic and Surprisingly Modern Heroine
A woman is in an unhappy marriage. After much stress and hard work, and a…
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All My Babies and Black Midwifery: An Interview with Wangui Muigai
Wangui Muigai is the winner of the inaugural Nursing Clio Prize for Best Journal Article…
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Sunday Morning Medicine
A weekly check-up of gender, medicine, and history in the news Food as protest. Defund…
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An Open Letter to the Stanton Foundation
To the Stanton Foundation: When the Stanton Foundation announced their COVID-19 prize in April, the…
