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STUDENT RESEARCH AT THE DITTRICK, Part 3

Welcome to the final installment of the Dittrick's special series on student work. Today we feature a guest post from Jonah Raider-Roth on the writings of Charles Knowlton. Want to learn more? Visit the Dittrick Museum's Skuy Gallery of historical contraception or the website's early literature page, for more details. Sex and Sensibility: The Writings and Controversy of Charles Knowlton Scientific understanding is usually hailed as progressive, driving humanity toward some higher knowledge and ability. However, different views of morality occasionally draw a great deal of criticism toward commonplace knowledge and discovery. Charles Knowlton, who found himself at the center of...

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Book Review: My Notorious Life by Kate Manning

Today on the Fiction Reboot | Daily Dose, we present a review of My Notorious Life!  This work is based upon the true story of Anne Lohman, also known as Madame Restell, a prominent New York midwife enveloped in scandal, who died by suicide in 1879. The Dittrick Museum will host Kate Manning for a short talk and book signing on Sept 19th; RSVP to jks4@case.edu. “Women’s Private Matters”: Thoughts on My Notorious Life by Kate Manning Reviewed by--Anna Clutterbuck-Cook Halfway through Kate Manning’s historical bildungs roman, My Notorious Life (Scribner, 2014) the young protagonist confronts her husband. Axie Ann (Muldoon) Jones...

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The History of Contraception: An Online Exhibit

To Birth, or Not to Birth? Much more than just a passing question! Throughout our history, few concerns have been so ubiquitous as those that concern fertility (or not!) The Dittrick Museum houses a truly unique collection, the Percy Skuy Collection on the History of Contraception. Mr. Skuy, past President of Ortho Pharmaceutical (Canada), assembled the world's most comprehensive collection of historical contraceptive devices, numbering over 650 artifacts. Since its arrival the collection has grown through donations and museum purchases to approximately 1100 artifacts. The Dittrick also maintains a collection of literature on the topic, including primary source material as...

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