Tag: Shreya Sharma
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Stigma and truth in Arthur Conan Doyle’s “The Adventure of the Blanched Soldier” (1926)
Shreya SharmaLondon, Ontario, Canada Throughout history, visible illness has been feared, medically and socially. Diseases with physical manifestations such as leprosy have carried a severe stigma, often leading to misdiagnoses, isolation, and discrimination. But what happens when fear, rather than science, dictates medical care? Arthur Conan Doyle’s short story “The Adventure of the Blanched Soldier”…
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In sickness and in health: misogyny in medicine
Shreya SharmaOntario, Canada “You see, he does not believe I am sick! And what can one do?”1 These words, spoken by the unnamed narrator of Charlotte Perkin Gilman’s 1892 short story The Yellow Wallpaper, could have been articulated by many women about their medical experiences. Women have long had to navigate a healthcare system designed…