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Tuberculean Chic: How the White Plague Shaped Beauty Standards in the 18th and 19th Centuries
What was it about TB that started a fashion standard? Everything! #histmed #podcast
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Communists and Uteruses: How the Soviet Union and People’s Republic of China Sought to Control Women’s Reproduction
There is something fascinating about the history of reproductive rights, contraception, and abortion in every country and ideology that we’ve looked at in our women’s reproductive rights series. This week we’re turning to the impact of Read more…
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Mexican Immigration in the 20th century: Revolution, Welfare, and Braceros
Read the full transcript. The Bracero Program began in 1942, and was an agreement between the United States and Mexico, which started the legalization and control of Mexican migrant workers along America’s southern border area. Read more…
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Fascism and Uteruses
Averill and Marissa discuss abortion and birth control in 20th century Japan and Germany.
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Abortion and Birth Control before Roe v. Wade
Download this episode (right click and save) At the Women’s Marches across the U.S. on January 21st, there were hundreds–maybe thousands–of women in their 60s, 70s, and 80s who held up signs that conveyed their Read more…
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Early American Family Limitation
Sarah and Elizabeth discuss methods of family limitation in Early America. Just in case you need some tips.
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Family Limitation in the Pre-Modern World
Marissa and Averill discuss the wild, weird, and sometimes dangerous methods of family limitation in the pre-modern world.
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Immunizations and Anti-Vax Movements
In this episode, we consider the history of immunization and its opponents.
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Thanksgiving: Part II
It's our annual #Thanksgiving episode - and this time we talk about some regionally varied ways of giving thanks, and feasting for Thanksgiving.
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Remember the 5th of November
Stuff your Fawkes effigy, Averill, Dan and Tommy are talking Bonfire Night / Pope Day / Guy Fawkes Day on the podcast!