On September 23, 1989, the fifth season of Golden Girls opened with a two-episode arc entitled “Sick and Tired.”1 The […]
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On September 23, 1989, the fifth season of Golden Girls opened with a two-episode arc entitled “Sick and Tired.”1 The […]
I was diagnosed with endometriosis when I had my first laparoscopy at 14. I’m very lucky. I got my period […]
I walk into the examination room, dreading what is about to happen. My heart’s racing. First, they take my warm […]
Antebellum physician James Marion Sims has been in the news quite a bit lately as a target of activism. After […]
When the Irish Free State created the Censorship of Publications Board in 1929, they were arguably asserting their independence.1 By […]
In July of 1715, when Mary Marsh was asked about the details of her rape, she claimed that “the Prisoner […]
A great deal has been written about soldiers’ experiences behind the lines during the First World War and the relationships […]
I would call it a “pet peeve,” but the stakes are higher: I can’t stand policy arguments based on inaccurate […]
On August 5, the World News Daily Report published an article that has been circulating on my Facebook newsfeed every […]
When my grandmother died from a mucosal melanoma (a form of skin cancer) in 2015, I sat around with my […]