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Medical professionals unmasking in light of recent political declarations that the "pandemic is over" just screams to me like a 21st c. replica of the Lister controversy. American drs refused to accept antiseptic practices for decades after it was discovered. 1/4
Despite an abundance of evidence that it saved lives, drs refused to incorporate antiseptic practices. Despite overwhelming data. Depsite clear outcomes. Despite published studies. Lister failed to convince other drs that germs were real, esp American trained drs. 2/4
History didn't hold those drs accountable. They just murdered thousands of patients throughout their careers bc they refused to adhere to best practices. I really hope someone, anyone, has learned from that history. 3/4
Thrilled to participate in today’s @PMTC2021 conference and talk about meeting students where they are at (figuratively and literally). My research ranges from #bioarchaeology to #MedHist (bones to books) and I love bringing theatre to the classroom! #PandemicMethodologies 
My greatest insecurity preparing for teaching in Fall 2020 was how to create a sense of community in the classroom for a course that had never before been delivered online. Summer 2020 reading: #MOOCs! #CourseDesign! #Tech! #UniversalDesign! #Stress! #PandemicMethodologies
Reimagining “Intro to Anthro of Health” required boldness. I looked to @DanielPaulOD’s unessay (tinyurl.com/4b2uezvv): to throw out the rules of essay writing and welcome speculative work. This semester was the right one to take a risk. #PandemicMethodologies
A is for Artes Radium Cream. Launched in London in 1931 it was advertised as a revolutionary home beauty treatment: "the active properties in this scientific preparation stimulate the skin cells, clearing the complexion and refining the texture of the skin in a wonderful way."
This advert is from Tatler and is dated June 1932. "It was first thought of by Madame Maria Hornes .... while observing the wonderful rejuvenating action on the skin's texture of Radium Springs baths at a continental spa."
Day 2 of my Radium A-Z challenge. B is for Blandford's Radium Hair Food Tonic and Restorer. I will post more about this brilliant product throughout the day #HalfLivesBook
Our latest issue (No. 249) the final one of 2020 is out now: academic.oup.com/past/issue Check out all of the articles it contains below👇
#socialhistory #culturalhistory #twitterstorians @OUPHistory
#socialhistory #culturalhistory #twitterstorians @OUPHistory
1/ " Late Antiquity: The Age of Crowds?"
academic.oup.com/past/article/2… by @jcmo1977 @usponline
#antiquity #socialhistory #urbanhistory #medievaltwitter #Twitterstorians
academic.oup.com/past/article/2… by @jcmo1977 @usponline
#antiquity #socialhistory #urbanhistory #medievaltwitter #Twitterstorians
2/ "Military Mobility, Authority and Negotiation in Early Colonial India" academic.oup.com/past/article/2… by Christna Welsch @WoosterEdu
#imphist #globalhist #earlymodern #socialhistory #culturalhistory #Twitterstorians
#imphist #globalhist #earlymodern #socialhistory #culturalhistory #Twitterstorians
(1/10) Today is the 270th birthday of #EdwardJenner, pioneer of vaccination who arguably saved more lives than anyone else in history. Here’s a THREAD 👇 in his honour. (Photo of two children - one vaccinated against smallpox, the other not - from @DrJennersHouse. Follow them!).
(2/10) Smallpox is one of the deadliest & most contagious diseases known to man. The virus killed over half a billion people in the twentieth century alone—three times the number of deaths from all of the century’s wars combined.
(3/10) On 8 May 1980, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced the eradication of smallpox. This was an unprecedented event in history, signaling the first and only annihilation of a human disease.
