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Fighting the long defeat
John Eberly Columbia, South Carolina, United States Arcata Mill fire. May 1965. Photograph by Peter E. Palmquist (1936-2003). The Humboldt Room, Humboldt University Library Special Collections & The Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Yale University. Source “Together through ages of the world we have fought the long defeat.”1 — J. R. R. Tolkien…
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Changes in childbirth in the United States: 1750–1950
Laura KaplanNew York, New York, United States For most of American history, pregnancy, labor and delivery, and post-partum have been dangerous periods for mother and child. However, starting slowly in the late 18th century and accelerating into the late 19th century, labor and delivery radically changed. Initially new medical interventions, such as forceps and anesthesia,…