2021 History of Medicine Talk Series
During April, as part of the Australian Heritage Festival, we’re running a small series of online talks. Come join us for some interesting discussions. They Didn’t Feel a Thing: Chloroform and Serial Killers Join us as we talk to Rebecca Lush, the curator of the...
Anarcha, Betsey and Lucy – The Legacy of J Marion Sims
Anarcha was 17 years old and went into labour with her first child. She struggled for three days before medical help was sought. When help arrived, it was a local doctor with no particular interest in reproductive health. In his own words, “[i]f there was anything I...
History is happening now – collecting Covid-19
It’s easy to think of history as some inaccessible, distant past with little relationship to the here and now. It’s sometimes hard to reconcile the notion of ‘history’ with the world in its current state. The Covid-19 pandemic has disrupted social behaviours, forced a...