At the Women’s Marches across the U.S. on January 21st, 2017, there were hundreds–maybe thousands–of women in their 60s, 70s, and 80s who held up signs that conveyed their frustration with still needing to fight for rights like birth control and abortion. This is a battle that has waged for Read more…
Sarah and Elizabeth discuss methods of family limitation in Early America. Just in case you need some tips.
What happens when Communist states want to control the reproductive functions of women’s bodies?
Averill and Marissa discuss abortion and birth control in 20th century Japan and Germany.
Marissa and Averill discuss the wild, weird, and sometimes dangerous methods of family limitation in the pre-modern world.
In this episode, we consider the history of immunization and its opponents.
Stuff your Fawkes effigy, Averill, Dan and Tommy are talking Bonfire Night / Pope Day / Guy Fawkes Day on the podcast!
Out of Sight, Out of Mind: Poor Relief in the 18th and 19th Centuries