Organized by the Barbara Bates Center for the History of Nursing in collaboration with the Penn Libraries, this series brings scholars to Penn’s campus for engaging talks on important topics in healthcare.
The Bates Center Seminar series presents Wendy Kline, Ph.D., Dema G. Seelye Chair in the History of Medicine at Purdue University.
The history of rickets is deeply intertwined with the emergence of modern medicine. This talk with Christian Warren, PhD, will demonstrate that, time and again, rickets was a player in important chapters of that drama.
Now more than ever, we require skillful human-centric approaches to healthcare education, research, and practice. Join the Barbara Bates Center for the Study of the History of Nursing for a hybrid seminar on critical healthcare humanities with Britt Dahlberg, PhD.
Join the Barbara Bates Center for the Study of the History of Nursing for a hybrid seminar on disability, Deafness, and medical technologies with Jaipreet Virdi, PhD.
Join the Barbara Bates Center for the Study of the History of Nursing for a seminar that explores the history of fertility control drugs relating to questions of side effects, prescription status, patient education, and access, with Kelly O’Donnell, PhD.
Image Credit: Mercy Douglass Library, Class of 1959, Mercy-Douglas Hospital Collection, The Bates Center for the Study of the History of Nursing.