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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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Science, Reform, and Anti-Vivisection
Things have been pretty political around here lately, so we wanted to dig into something that’s just fascinating and, frankly, creepy: anti-vivisection, or the 19th century campaign to end scientific and medical experimentation on living animals. Read more…
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Huddled Masses: Unwanted Immigrants in the Americas
For hundreds of years, governments have been drawing a line in the sand between the wanted citizenry and the unwanted potential citizenry.
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Selling Vegetarianism
When did vegetarianism change from a strictly moral concern of philosophers and religious leaders to one justified by science and nutrition concerns? Find out on this episode of the History Buffs Podcast.
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Frankenstein: Monster of the Enlightenment
Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley created two of the most enduring characters in literary history with her 1818 work Frankenstein; or The Modern Prometheus. You’re probably familiar with modern depictions of Dr. Victor Frankenstein and his monster, whether Read more…