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At the 1939 World’s Fair, Robert Latou Dickinson Demystified Pregnancy for a Curious Public
The gynecologist and sculptor’s “Birth Series” broke barriers, but how do his views on abortion, race and women’s health square with what we know today?
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The Secret History of the Girl Detective
Long before Nancy Drew, avid readers picked up tales of young women solving mysteries