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The Theses Talks #1: Bebe Thompson

Isabella Smeets sits down with Bebe Thompson, author of Statues of Liberty: Willy Meyer, William Halsted, and the Development of the Radical Mastectomy from 1880 to 1920 [https://yalehistoricalreview.ghost.io/statues-of-liberty-wily-meyer-william-halsted-and-the-development-of-the-radical-mastectomy-from-1880-to-1920/] . Isabella Smeets (IS): To start off, I was wondering what inspired you to write about the development of...

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The Theses Talks #2: Kelsea Jeon

Isabella Smeets speaks with Kelsea Jeon, author of "This 'Order' Must Be Annihilated: How Benjamin Austin's Call to Abolish Lawyers Shaped Early Understandings of Access to Justice, 1786-1819 [https://yalehistoricalreview.ghost.io/this-order-must-be-annihilated/]. Isabella Smeets (IS): Kelsea, I was wondering what inspired you to write...

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The Hatch and Brood of Time 7: Weighing Hamlet's Sources

The Hatch and Brood of Time Volume 7: November 9, 2020                                                                             By London Johns In 1596, William Shakespeare’s 11-year-old son Hamnet died. His cause of death is not known, though it is possible he died of bubonic plague. His father’s reaction to his death is also not known....

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The Hatch and Brood of Time 6: Alas, Poor Will: What Happened to Shakespeare's Skull

The Hatch and Brood of Time Volume 6: November 2, 2020                                                                       By London Johns Throughout the centuries since Shakespeare’s death, countless conspiracy theories about his grave have risen and been put to rest. The combination of Shakespeare’s fame and the curse inscribed on his gravestone inspired theories that...

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