Early Modern

Justine Siegemund: The Mother of Obstetrics and Midwifery

There was a time when only men could receive formal education, even in matters like obstetrics and gynecology.  Though women had more firsthand experience in childbirth, the male perspective always prevailed. However, that changed when Justine Siegemund proved herself in the field of midwifery and became an irrefutable authority on the subject.  Justine wrote The …

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The weird story of the Vasa, the ship that sunk on its maiden voyage

In Stockholm, Sweden, there is a museum dedicated to a single ship. Spectacular and awe-inspiring, the Vasa looms over museum crowds, giving them a surreal view of the only fully preserved 17th-century ship. The effect of looking at the Vasa and wondering what adventures the warship must have undertaken is unmatched. Except…for the Vasa, its …

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