The Hagley Museum and Archives were a key research source for The Myth of the Perfect Pregnancy. Gregory Hagreaves interviewed me about some of the fantastic documents I discovered there, and why market forces are driving a surprising amount of reproductive distress.
This week I reviewed Period: The Real Story of Menstruation in Science. I am pleased to be able to share a full-text preprint with you, here.
With Roe v Wade upended, the balance of power and authority among lawmakers, medical practitioners, and pregnant and birthing people is suddenly in flux. And at the center of the storm, the safety and
Lara: How did you get interested in researching the history and culture of the pregnancy test? Karen: I’ve been writing about the cultural history of abortion and other reproductive technologies since
