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Behind the Scenes Minis: Sophia Stories
Holly and Tracy talk about how to pronounce Sophia, and speculate about why Jex-Blake didn't pursue an education at New England Female Medical Colleg…
2 years, 5 months ago
Sophia Jex-Blake and the Edinburgh Seven (Part 2)
After studying with Dr. Elizabeth Blackwell in New York, Sophia Jex-Blake moved back to England when her father died. But her determination to get a …
2 years, 5 months ago
Sophia Jex-Blake’s Early Education (Part One)
Sophia Jex-Blake was a young English woman who initially pursued a career in teaching before she fell in love with medicine while visiting the U.S. P…
2 years, 5 months ago
SYMHC Classics: A Culinary History of Spam
This 2014 episode covers the invention of the canned meat known as Spam. The Hormel Foods product was invented in the 1930s to make use of a surplus …
2 years, 5 months ago
Behind the Scenes Minis: Mixed Bag of Bananas
Holly and Tracy discuss George Heye using his senior thesis to drink beer and how his collection was almost purchased by Ross Perot. They also discus…
2 years, 5 months ago
Maria Y. Orosa & the Food of the Philippines
Maria Ylagan Orosa was born in the Philippines, and she spent her life working to eliminate food insecurity there. She revived the use of locally ava…
2 years, 5 months ago
George Gustav Heye
George Gustav Heye’s work in curating a collection of Native American artifacts has enabled many people to learn about indigenous cultures. But his c…
2 years, 5 months ago
SYMHC Classics: Horace Wells and the Gas War
This 2012 episode from prior hosts Sarah and Deblina covers dentist Horace Wells. At an exhibition in 1844 he became certain that nitrous oxide could…
2 years, 6 months ago
Behind the Scenes Minis: Bad Poetry
Tracy and Holly discuss Sir Humphry Davy's less than spectacular poems, Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein," and the end of Davy's career and life.
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2 years, 6 months ago
Sir Humphry Davy and the Miner’s Lamp (Part 2)
Davy's career after his work in nitrous oxide included the invention of a miner's lamp designed to make mining safer. This invention came with a bit …
2 years, 6 months ago