Added on August 18, 2022 Historical essay Losing ‘sorrow in stupefaction’: American Women’s Opiate Dependency before 1900 In 1791 Elizabeth Blake tried to help her sister, New Yorker Catalina Hale, to end her years-long dependency on laudanum, […] Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky Share on Threads (Opens in new window) Threads More Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Share on Mastodon (Opens in new window) Mastodon