If the COVID-19 pandemic has demonstrated a unique ability to muddle our perceptions of time, it has also made us […]
Teaching about the Russian Invasion of Ukraine in US History Classrooms
Teachers are undoubtedly scrambling to address the Russian-Ukrainian war in their classrooms, and many probably feel underprepared to talk about […]
A Love Letter to Intellectual Mothers
Marga Vicedo’s Intelligent Love: The Story of Clara Park, Her Autistic Daughter, and the Myth of the Refrigerator Mother is […]
No More “Again”
I start with a confession. In 2018, I wrote a piece for Nursing Clio titled “It’s Not You, It’s Me: […]
The Sixteen Year Gap: Women in Medical Trials and the Side Effects Today
Historically, women have been excluded from clinical trials creating a gender gap in pharmacology. This means that medication is geared […]
The Women of The Gilded Age Are Here to Run the Show
This essay discusses the first two episodes of The Gilded Age. In what is by now a classic essay, historian […]
CODA, Reviewed by a CODA
CODA, the 2021 film directed by Sian Heder, tells the story of Ruby Rossi, the only hearing person in her […]
Riding Uphill: Challenging Gender Superiority in Competitive Cycling
For 118 years, the Paris Roubaix bicycle race has challenged the most skilled riders from around the globe. Going from […]
Guilt-Free: Naturopathy and the Moralization of Food
While attempting to sustain the newest fad diet, appearance-conscious American consumers often attempt to satisfy their deprivation-induced cravings by turning […]
The Congella Mangrove Story: A Colonial Durban Econarrative
At the mouth of the Umgeni River in Durban, South Africa, sits a small patch of mangrove trees. Birds flit […]
