A weekly check-up of gender, medicine, and history in the news Bed, bread, and dead. The wilder side of skin […]
For the Love of Data: Science, Protest, and Power at Love Canal
For many environmental activists and scientists, the phrase “Love Canal” remains indelibly marked in the imagination. A toxic waste site […]
Whose Body Is it Anyway? Decolonizing Narratives of Aboriginal Prisoners’ Health
When the British colonized Western Australia in 1829, they did so under the legal doctrine of “terra nullius,” or empty […]
The Historical is Personal: 5th Anniversary Reflections
In honor of Nursing Clio’s 5-year-anniversary, I planned to write an essay about our origin story. It is a fascinating […]
Before the Pink Hat: Abolitionist (and Other) Objects of Protest
The point of public protest is to draw attention to something — to make the invisible wrong visible, and thus […]
Helen Atwater: The First Lady of American Nutrition You’ve Never Heard Of
When I was researching the history of American food guides, I came across one of the earliest resources, “How to […]
No Excuses: The 21st-Century Supercrip in Three Snapshots
In the past decade, the landscape of commercial fitness has changed drastically. It has become less dependent on stationary exercise […]
Andrew Jackson’s Love Letters
In our era of political “bromances” between leaders who value aggression and belittle sensitivity, it’s easy to forget that expectations […]
Sunday Morning Medicine
A weekly check-up of gender, medicine, and history in the news The amateur abortionists. Medicine’s medieval roots. The pharmacist of […]
The Pill Kills: Women’s Health and Feminist Activism
On December 16, 1975, a group of Washington, D.C. area women’s health activists held the first-ever protest at the headquarters […]
