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Interview With Patricia Starck, Patricia Starck Ph.D., R.N., F.A.A.N.
Interview With Patricia Starck, Patricia Starck Ph.D., R.N., F.A.A.N.
Texas Medical Center - Women's History Project
An oral history interview with Patricia Starck.
Interview With Ritsu Komaki, Ritsu Komaki Md, Facr, Fastro
Interview With Ritsu Komaki, Ritsu Komaki Md, Facr, Fastro
Texas Medical Center - Women's History Project
An oral history interview with Ritsu Komaki.
Interview With Margaret Kripke, Margaret Kripke Ph.D.
Interview With Margaret Kripke, Margaret Kripke Ph.D.
Texas Medical Center - Women's History Project
An oral history interview with Margaret Kripke.
Interview With Edith Irby Jones, Edith Irby Jones Md
Interview With Edith Irby Jones, Edith Irby Jones Md
Texas Medical Center - Women's History Project
An oral history interview with Dr. Edith Irby Jones, MD.
Interview With Kathryn Stream, Kathryn Stream Ph.D.
Interview With Kathryn Stream, Kathryn Stream Ph.D.
Texas Medical Center - Women's History Project
An oral history interview with Kathryn Sheaffer Stream.
“In Light Of Real Alternatives”: Negotiations Of Fertility And Motherhood In Morocco And Oman, Victoria E. Mohr
“In Light Of Real Alternatives”: Negotiations Of Fertility And Motherhood In Morocco And Oman, Victoria E. Mohr
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Many states in the Arab world have undertaken wide-ranging family planning polices in the last two decades in an effort to curb high fertility rates. Oman and Morocco are two such countries, and their policies have had significantly different results. Morocco experienced a swift drop in fertility rates, whereas Oman’s fertility has declined much more slowly over several decades. Many point to the more conservative religious and cultural context of Oman for their high fertility rates, however economics and the state of biomedical health care often present a more compelling argument for the distinct differences between Omani and Moroccan family …
When Harvard Said No To Eugenics: The J. Ewing Mears Bequest, 1927, Paul A. Lombardo
When Harvard Said No To Eugenics: The J. Ewing Mears Bequest, 1927, Paul A. Lombardo
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James Ewing Mears (1838-1919) was a founding member of the Philadelphia Academy of Surgery. His 1910 book, The Problem of Race Betterment, laid the groundwork for later authors to explore the uses of surgical sterilization as a eugenic measure. Mears left $60,000 in his will to Harvard University to support the teaching of eugenics. Although numerous eugenic activists were on the Harvard faculty, and who of its Presidents were also associated with the eugenics movement, Harvard refused the Mears gift. The bequest was eventually awarded to Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia. This article explains why Harvard turned its back …