Articles
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Sunday Morning Medicine
-19th century beauty secrets revealed! -The history of New York in 50 objects. -When they…
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The Flip-flop over Foreskin
This is a guest post by Elizabeth Reis, professor of women’s and gender studies at…
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Adventures in the Archives: Med School Mock Trial?
Welcome to the second installment of our regular feature, “Adventures in the Archives!” In this…
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Are You Really Pro-Life?
About two weeks ago, Nicholas P. Carfardi of the National Catholic Reporter, wrote a brief…
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Sunday Morning Medicine
The history of the “C Word.” The G-Spot and junk science. 50 Shades of Grey…
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Mom Shaming: America’s Favorite Pastime
Recently, a Facebook app came out called Unbaby.me that blocks pictures of children in your…
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Yes, Virginia, You Can Get Pregnant From Being Raped
In a T.V. interview on Sunday, August 19, Representative Todd Akin stated, “First of all,…
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Sunday Morning Medicine
The history of the condom. Use these old slang terms to impress your friends. Mascara…
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To Sophia on Her Sixth Birthday. With Love, Your Feminist Historian Mom
Happy Birthday baby girl! Today you are six. It really does seem like yesterday that…
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Breast is Best… in Art?
Breasts are everywhere in popular culture. This is nothing new. And yet I’ve been struck…