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Jessica Leigh Hester

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  • Nurses attend to patients in rows of hospital beds.

    In 19th-Century Philadelphia, Female Medical Students Lobbied Hard for Mutual Aid

    In a century-long tradition, students at the Woman’s Medical College of Pennsylvania came together in solidarity to combat illness among their members.
    by Jessica Leigh Hester via Nursing Clio on October 11, 2023
  • profile illustration of human nervous system against black background

    The Mystery of ‘Harriet Cole’

    Whose body was harvested to create a spectacular anatomical specimen, and did that person know they would be on display more than a century later?
    by Jessica Leigh Hester via Atlas Obscura on March 18, 2021
  • Creating Disneyland Was Like Building a Brand New City

    Even Magic Kingdoms need urban planners.
    by Jessica Leigh Hester via Atlas Obscura on September 19, 2018
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