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Olivia (Journalist) Campbell
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"In the 1930s, Germany was a hotbed of scientific thought. But after the Nazis took power, Jewish and female citizens were forced out of their academic positions. Hedwig Kohn, Lise Meitner, Hertha Sponer, and Hildegard Stücklen were eminent in their fields, but they had no choice but to flee due to their Jewish ancestry or anti-Nazi sentiments. Their harrowing journey out of Germany became a life-and-death situation that required herculean efforts...
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Women's History (SCPL)
HPL Women's History Month 2024
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HPL Women's History Month 2024
OBD Patron Picks Summer Reading 2023 - Adult
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"In the early 1800s, women were dying in large numbers from treatable diseases because they avoided receiving medical care. Examinations performed by male doctors were often demeaning and even painful. In addition, women faced stigma from illness--a diagnosis could greatly limit their ability to find husbands, jobs or be received in polite society. Motivated by personal loss and frustration over inadequate medical care, Elizabeth Blackwell, Elizabeth...
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"What if some of your cells were not your own? What if they once belonged to someone else? Part mind-bending medical mystery--part cutting-edge science--Hidden Guests uncovers the astonishing phenomenon of microchimerism: the presence of foreign cells inside our own bodies. The incredible story of how those cells got there--and what they do once they arrive--might change everything we know about the immune system, lineage, and identity. We are all...
