The Commission had the potential to challenge the very nature of Catholic epistemology.
Medicine and the Body
“She was both Poxt and Clapt together”: Confessions of Sexual Secrets in Eighteenth-Century Venereal Cases
Sexual secrets were nothing new in the 1700s, but confessing them to a doctor became surprisingly common.
Sex, Disease, and Fertility in History
If you’re looking for evidence about bodies in history, it doesn’t get harder than skeletons.
After Roe: Engaging the Lost History of the Abortion Debate
Grassroots activists and politicians responded to the 1973 ruling in the two decades that followed it.
Through the Eyes of the Establishment: Student Sexuality and the Dean of Women’s Office at Purdue University
In the early 1960s, Purdue created an atmosphere that increased female students’ freedom, but only provided piecemeal sex education and counseling.
A Christmas Abortion
On Christmas Eve 1955, Jacqueline Smith died from an illegal abortion at her boyfriend Thomas G. Daniel’s apartment.
Found in Translation: How Sexual Debates Developed Across the Modern World
Sexual science emerged contemporaneously in Europe, Asia, Peru, and the Middle East.
Recent Posts
Two More Weeks: The Brutality Behind Brazil’s Reproductive Politics
“Dolled up to the nines to go to a flippin’ public toilet!”: Cruising in Belfast During the Troubles
The Sex Lives of Historic Houses
What can we Learn from Germany’s Early Queer History?
“Would You Let Yourself In?” Reflections on Marc Vaultier’s Mirror