# Judith Walzer Leavitt
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judith walzer leavitt (born July 22, 1940) is an American historian.
She was the Rupple Bascom and Ruth Bleier Professor of History of Medicine, History of Science, and Women's Studies at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Her book subjects have included a study of Mary Mallon, a history of childbirth in America, and a history of public health in Milwaukee.
Quarantine
Quarantine has been on many of our minds lately. The phrases “shelter in place” and “self-quarantine” have filled up our news, social media, and conversations since the first inklings of the coronavirus pandemic. But this is far from the first time cities and countries have used the practice of phy…
SciFri Extra: Science Diction On The Word 'Quarantine'
Quarantine has been on many of our minds lately. The phrases “shelter in place” and “self-quarantine” have filled up our news, social media, and conversations since the first inklings of the coronavirus pandemic. But this is far from the first time cities and countries have used the practice of phy…
EthicsNOW Ep003: Attorney Clifford Rees
Kathleen Sabo speaks with former NM state government attorney, Clifford Rees, about the creation and application of NM's Public Health Emergency Response Act (PHERA), under which we are operating for the first time following its drafting and enactment in 2002-2003, and the ethical considerations in…
Episode 96: Infamous Science
Innovation can be messy work, and sometimes outright disastrous. This week on Distillations we’re looking at some of the 20th century’s most infamous scientific missteps.
SHOW CLOCK
00:00 Opening Credits
00:31 Introduction
01:12 Chemical Agent: Thalidomide
03:35 Conversation with Professor J…
Mary Mallon (The Sad & Complicated Story of "Typhoid Mary")
Mary Mallon, known to history as Typhoid Mary, immigrated from Northern Ireland to New York City at age 15, around 1883. She found work as a cook, a well paying job for an immigrant woman and worked for number of different families in the early 20th Century.
In March 1907, civil engineer George So…
13. Typhoid Mary
In today's episode, we discuss Mary Mallon (not Malone, although we do mispronounce it for the first 15 minutes or so - we promise Kim corrects us part way through!), an Irish-born American cook who is commonly referred to as Typhoid Mary. She earned this nickname because it is believed that she sp…
The History of American Fathers' Prohibition & Participation in Hospital Childbirth or The Remaining Three Allowed It Occasionally
Believe it or not, there was a time (from about 1920 to about 1980) that Fathers were not permitted to be present for the births of their children that took place in U.S hospitals. Why, you you ask? Well, I'm not going to just say that here in the description, it's a bit complicated and quite frank…
Typhoid Mary: The Most Dangerous Woman in America
In 1906, New York found itself in the grips of one of the worst outbreaks of typhoid fever in its history. After an extensive investigation, the outbreak would ultimately be traced to an Irish cook by the name of Mary Mallon, an asymptomatic carrier and super spreader of of the germ Salmonella Typh…
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