I'll be discussing The Myth of the Perfect Pregnancy: A History of Miscarriage in America on a new on-line platform, called Speakeasy, on Wednesday, April 15, at noon ET. Tickets are limited, so that we can have an intimate, small-college-seminar experience. I would love to have you join us! Tickets are here, and more about Speakeasy's upcoming events is here. I will continue to post virtual events on my Events page. Stay home and stay safe!
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
