May 2020 – According to the Arts

Reading Arrowsmith During
the 2020 Pandemic

According to the art: Reading the 1925 novel Arrowsmith during the 2020 coronavirus pandemic reveals many parallels that can make us wonder if the outcomes of pandemics will forever be determined by the contest between human folly versus rational and organized application of scientific methods, public health principles, and public administration fundamentals.

The Estrogen Elixir: A History of Hormone Replacement Therapy in America

What These Works Say

According to the art: The book is about estrogen from the 1890s until the early 2000s. Covered is the evolution of estrogen use, and how over time it affected feminism, pharmaceutical promotion, patient advocacy, patient information, conceptions of menopause, evidence standards, cultural shifts, and media influences.