photo by John Kucko Digital (FB)23 January 2023This Day in History: Beginning the day in Geneva, NY on this wintry morning. It was 174 years ago today (January 23, 1849) when Elizabeth Blackwell was awarded her M.D. by the Geneva Medical College, becoming the first female doctor in the United States. Blackwell, born in Bristol, […]
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https://www.nytimes.com/live/2023/01/17/world/russia-ukraine-news/the-ukraine-war-takes-center-stage-at-davos?smid=url-share https://www.nytimes.com/…/the-ukraine-war-takes-center… nytimes.com Ukraine’s first lady urges leaders at Davos to use their influence to help her country.
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Heather Cox Richardson January 15, 2023 (Sunday)You hear sometimes that, now that we know the sordid details of the lives of some of our leading figures, America has no heroes left.When I was writing a book about the Wounded Knee Massacre, where heroism was pretty thin on the ground, I gave that a lot of
Women Hold Up Half The Sky11 January 2023 · In ancient Greece, women were forbidden to study medicine for several years until someone broke the law. Born in 300 BCE, Agnodice cut her hair and entered Alexandria medical school dressed as a man. While walking the streets of Athens after completing her medical education, she
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I am circling the crackling firearound the fiery flames,I have been dancing thusfor a thousand hours, and I still don’t knowIf I am a cloud of smoke,the wind filling for rain, orthe hum stuck in my throat chakra.
