Historia

Medieval Midwifery

Medieval Midwifery This is a study (and a very interesting one) on the subject of midwives in western Europe during medieval times. The medieval period

Past as Prologue in the Catskills

At 77, I’ve been thinking a good deal about my youth. After half a century living outside of New York, which I left following high

How Did This Happen?!

I am old enough to remember when Dwight Eisenhower was president. My older brother was going to college at Gettysburg, PA, and because President Eisenhower

Whom the Gods Would Destroy, They First Make Mad

I came across this aphorism earlier today reading letters to the editor in a British newspaper. This irony appears in some sort of wording across

Greenland

I remember when I first arrived in Greenland. It was September 1969, and I was part of a small military contingent sent to Thule Air

The Case for Sanctuary

Today, the term “ICE” saturates the news. Hundreds of thousands, if not more, people demonstrate across America with signs demanding that ICE stand down, leave

1492

It had been a grueling two months and five days since the three ships left Palos de la Frontera in Spain on August 3, 1492.

Hy-Brasil

Ireland, for most of its early history, was seen as being at the end of the world— the very edge. It was where one might

The Ghetto

We’ve all seen photos from World War II. We’ve seen the German U-boats. We’ve seen the Allies landing on D-Day. We’ve seen the concentration camps

Breast Cancer Through the Ages

Breast cancer has been around for at least 5,000 years, based on observations and/or treatments as recorded in papyri and other written records. It is