“Who has access to archives affects whose stories are told and who gets to tell them.” Rebecca Brenner Graham shares a harrowing tale of archive discrimination that serves as an object lesson about the research she’s conducting on Frances Perkins, the first woman to serve in the Cabinet. #NursingClio #genderhistory #discrimination #archives https://nursingclio.org/2023/08/30/why-the-first-woman-matters-traversing-barriers-in-the-archives/

“We now look back to the history of 1918 with a different question: how can we use history to understand collective and individual behaviors that are inconsistent with, and even directly oppositional to, scholarly consensus about best practices?” #NursingClio #Covid #histodons https://nursingclio.org/2023/08/02/wear-a-mask-or-go-to-jail/

Have you gone to any of your high school reunions? (It feels portentous that my class hasn’t really had any … unless of course they just didn’t invite me.) What if we tried to have a get-together that wasn’t designed around competition and recovering lost (imagined?) glory? Emily Contois proposes a new model—and seeks feedback!—in her latest essay at #NursingClio. https://nursingclio.org/2023/05/31/its-not-like-the-movies-or-social-media-lets-reimagine-high-school-reunions/

Very excited to be attending and presenting at #ArchivalKismet this week/end. If you haven't read Courtney Thompson's excellent #NursingClio essay on the concept, it's terrific. Conference ethos is relaxed and curious. #history #histodons #archives https://nursingclio.org/2021/06/01/archival-kismet-a-manifesto/

started a #wikipedia article on US physician Elizabeth Cisney Smith (1881-1965): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Cisney_Smith #nursingclio #DrexelMedicine She mentioned the 1909 birth of her son, obliquely, in her 1911 med school yearbook, as "a complication which was neither in the nature of a broken leg nor typhoid fever".

In a new #NursingClio post, Lara Friedenfelds interviews Karen Weingarten about her new history of the pregnancy test. #EverythingHasAHistory #gender #women #history https://nursingclio.org/2023/03/02/pregnancy-test-an-interview-with-karen-weingarten/

When Richard III’s skeleton was discovered a decade ago, it added a crucial point to his biography: he had scoliosis.At #NursingClio, Jeffrey Wilson explores how that medical fact may have shaped the man’s experience of life and politics in medieval England. https://nursingclio.org/2023/02/23/reclaiming-richard-iiis-disability/

#NursingClio is one of the treasures of the #history blogosphere, and they’re looking to attract a new group of scholars through a Writers-in-Residence Program. Looks like a great opportunity for anyone who works on the history of #gender, #medicine, and/or #disability. Details on the blog and applications are due March 1. #histodons @histodons https://nursingclio.org/2023/01/31/announcing-the-nursing-clio-writers-in-residence-program/

“Being complicit to gendered divisions of labor is not our answer. Rather, it is understanding our place in these structures while staying optimistic that teamwork like ours will help to bridge those gaps.”

Erika Jackson at #NursingClio on professional friendships between men and women. #gender https://nursingclio.org/2023/01/24/men-and-women-can-and-should-be-friends-in-the-modern-workplace/