Community Historians of Health, Medicine & Disability Network on Bluesky

A network of historians, researchers, and advocates exploring the intersections of health, medicine, disability, and science across various disciplines and historical periods.

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Emily Cock

@emilyncock.bsky.social

Historian of health and disability c1600-1850 at Cardiff University. Dysgwr Cymraeg. Also keen on our garden, cat, and c

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Dr Rachel Bynoth

@rachelbynoth.bsky.social

Historian of 18th/19th c. Family, lifecycle, gender, emotion esp. anxiety,distant communications and politics. Bath Spa

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Dr Agnes Arnold-Forster

@agnesjuliet.bsky.social

Writer, Historian, Researcher | NHS Reform, Birth, Policy | Work at the Health Foundation | NOSTALGIA published by Picad

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Thony Christie

@rmathematicus.bsky.social

Aging freak who fell in love with the history of science and now resides mostly in 16th century Nürnberg.

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Carolyn Day

@carolynaday.bsky.social

British historian, historian of medicine, & lover of fashion. Author of Consumptive Chic: A History of Beauty, Fashion a

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RCSEd Library & Archive

@rcsedlibandarchive.bsky.social

News, collection highlights and heritage stories from the Library & Archive at Surgeons' Hall/Royal College of Surgeons

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Lesley A Hall

@erinacean.bsky.social

Archivist, historian, reader, Londoner, feminist @erinacean @[email protected] www.lesleyahall.net https://lesleyah

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Carsten Timmermann

@ctimmermann.bsky.social

Historian of Science, Technology & Medicine. Science is culture, and long live the humanities. Director of @manchstm.bsk

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Rebekah Higgitt

@rhiggitt.bsky.social

Historian of science; Principal Curator of Science at National Museums Scotland & Honorary Fellow at STIS, University of

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Surgeons' Hall Museums

@surgeonshall.bsky.social

Home to the largest & most historic collection of surgical pathology in the world. Open 10am-5pm, 7 days a week.

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Helen King

@helenking.bsky.social

Sort of retired (not), Professor Emerita, The Open University. Classics, history of medicine/the body/gynaecology. Write

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Terry-Lee Marttinen

@tlmarttinen.bsky.social

Nordic Colonialism, Indigenized Lutheranism & Eugenics. Interests: Lived Stories/ Race & Genetics/ Disability & Euthanas

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Michal J A Paszkiewicz

@michalyoudoing.bsky.social

History of Science, Astronomy, Cartography, Transport, Software, AI Translating 17th century Astronomy texts Author: -

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Barts Health Archives

@bharchives.bsky.social

Explore nearly 900 years of history through the archives and objects cared for by Barts Health NHS Trust Archives. Part

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Beth Linker, Ph.D.

@bethlinker.bsky.social

Historian of Science + Medicine + Public Health + Disability @UPenn. New book re origins of posture health panic: SLOUCH

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Dr Vanessa

@hpsvanessa.bsky.social

historian of science, medicine, sport and exploration; other content generally but not limited to: food, a weird bug, fe

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Society for the Social History of Medicine (SSHM)

@sshmedicine.bsky.social

The Society for the Social History of Medicine (SSHM) has pioneered interdisciplinary approaches to the history of healt

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Dr Surekha Davies (she/her)

@drsurekhadavies.bsky.social

Historian of science, art, & ideas. Curious about how science & society shape each other? Preorder HUMANS: A MONSTROUS H

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Trinity College Library, Cambridge

@trincolllibcam.bsky.social

The Trinity College Library in Cambridge comprises the modern student library, the Wren Library, and significant rare bo

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Bodleian Libraries

@bodleianlibraries.bsky.social

Amazing collections and breath-taking libraries. Facilitating research at the University of Oxford. Readers: www.bodlei

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