By Emaline Reyes Abstract: In this brief excerpt from my paper, “This Woman’s Work: The Labors of Women and Laboring Women in Puerto Rico,” I discuss the history of midwifery, healing, and herbalism in Puerto Rico. I interviewed Puerto Rican birth workers and herbalists in order to uncover the erased history of midwifery and medicine on the island. Traditional medical systems and birth work have … Continue reading The Invisible Labors and Erased History of Puerto Rican Midwives

By Laura Lee *Names of people in this post have been changed  On a particularly slow Wednesday afternoon I sat with my co-workers waiting for our next patient to arrive. The conversation weaved its way through assorted topics when my co-worker, “Kathy” (whose eyes were glued to her phone the entire time) said “Oh, I have to show you this.” “This” turned out to be … Continue reading Sharenting: Digital Dangers to Transgender Children

By Laura Lee In 2011 Dreamworks Pictures released The Help, a film based on the 2009 novel of the same name. The movie was a commercial and critical success, going on to be nominated for four Academy Awards and gross over 200 million dollars at the box office [1]. Over the past decade, however, the film has begun to be viewed not as a moving … Continue reading Tiny Revolutions