What Was Really Wrong with Elizabeth Barrett Browning?

by | Sep 24, 2026 | Medicine

Elizabeth Barrett Browning was one of the most famous writers of the 1800s. Her novel Aurora Leigh and her book of poems, Sonnets From the Portuguese (including How Do I Love Thee?) still resonate. She lived 55 years (1806-1861) and spent much of her life at home as...

Armed Women Can Be Dangerous!

by | Sep 1, 2026 | Medicine

Imagine you’re a liberated woman at the turn of the last century (1890-1915). It’s now allowed for you to travel without an escort and you and some of your friends even have (gasp!) jobs. You are comfortable traveling on public conveyances like buses and trams. You...