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Dr Lindsey Fitzharris

@drlindseyfitz.bsky.social

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NYT Bestselling Author. Medical Historian. Breast Cancer Survivor.

Next book: SLEUTH-HOUND, a whirlwind tour of Victorian forensics from the perspective of the man who loaned a voice & razor-sharp logic to Baker St.’s famous resident: Sherlock Holmes. .. more

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Samuel Jackson Holmes was an American zoologist and eugenicist. He was a professor at the University of California, Berkeley from 1912 to 1938. He was a genetics researcher who studied animal behavior, heredity, and evolution. Over the course of his career he migrated from studying animals to humans, taking the behaviors and traits learned in the former and looking for them in the latter. .. more

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Dr Lindsey Fitzharris @drlindseyfitz.bsky.social · Oct 17

Another mass Twitter exodus! Welcome, followers - old and new.

If you ever wondered what would happen if you needed a leg amputated in 1832, or if you had a toothache in 1765 - look no further.

From the weird to the wonderful, I'm your gal for all things medical history!

A photo of Lindsey with long blonde hair wearing a skull necklace. The background is vaguely medical.

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Dr Lindsey Fitzharris @drlindseyfitz.bsky.social · 1d

Facial prosthesis, c.1917. THREAD for #RemembranceSunday🧵

From the moment the first machine gun rang out over the Western Front, one thing was clear: mankind’s military technology had wildly surpassed its medical capabilities. Bodies were battered, gouged, hacked, and gassed. /1

Two black and white photos of a soldier who has received a facial injury during World War I. In the first photo, his injuries are on display. In the second photo, he is wearing a facial prosthetic (mask) that covers his injuries.

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Dr Lindsey Fitzharris @drlindseyfitz.bsky.social · 3d

#OTD 1867, Marie Curie was born.

During WWI, Curie created a vehicle that contained a hospital bed, a generator, an X-ray machine and photographic darkroom equipment. These “petite Curies" (below) could be driven right up to the Front. Curie also helped train 150 women as radiology technicians.

A black and white photo of a vehicle with no doors and an open top to hold equipment. On the side it says RADIOLOGIE, accompanied with a Red Cross.

Dr Lindsey Fitzharris @drlindseyfitz.bsky.social · 4d

Totally f*cked if all he has is Dr Oz

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Chris Woodyard @chriswoodyard.bsky.social · 4d

#TheVictorianBookoftheDead 1915 Studebaker hearse, with elaborately carved curtains, tassels, ribbons and pillars, echoing earlier horse-drawn hearses made by Studebaker.
www.bonhams.com/auctions/247...

Side view of 1915 Studebaker motor hearse showing the elaborately carved curtains, tassels, and ribbons in the "side windows" framed by carved columns.

3/4s view of 1915 Studebaker motor hearse showing the elaborate carvings of curtains and tassels and columns on the side of the vehicle. The greenish tint is a reflection of bushes in the shiny varnish.

Real view of a 1915 Studebaker motor hearse showing the elaborately carved curtains and columns

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Jennifer Ouellette @jenlucpiquant.bsky.social · 4d

COVID Is Beginning to Surge Globally—What Are the Symptoms, and How Serious Is It? www.nature.com/articles/d41...

COVID-19 is spreading again — how serious is it and what are the symptoms?

Limited COVID-19 surveillance data are hampering vaccination and health strategies, researchers say.

www.nature.com

Dr Lindsey Fitzharris @drlindseyfitz.bsky.social · 4d

He loves to stir the pot! 😂 We'll all have to go for drinks soon!

Dr Lindsey Fitzharris @drlindseyfitz.bsky.social · 4d

A pewter syringe (1711) recovered from the shipwreck of the Queen Anne's Revenge, famed Pirate Black Beard's stolen flagship. The urethral syringe contained mercury, which most likely treated pirates aboard ailing from syphilis. More info: www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning...

White gloved hands hold a pewter syringe with a thick needle.

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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 5d

Marcella Giulia Pace, Italian astrophotographer who took ten years to capture 48 colours of the moon #WomensArt (via Amazing Physics) #FullMoon

Spiral montage of photos of the moon in different hues against a black background

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Adrian Teal @tealcartoons.bsky.social · 5d

My #caricature of Louise Brooks.

Brooks was a movie actress in the '20s and '30s, and was an icon of flapper culture. She helped popularize the bob hairstyle of the era.

#art

Black and white caricature of Louise Brooks.

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Louvain Rees ⚰️ @hellohistoria.bsky.social · 5d

'Remember, remember the 5th of November!' 🔥

These are thought to be the earliest photographs of a bonfire.

These photographs were taken in 1853 by John Dillwyn Llewelyn at Penllergare in Swansea 📷

museum.wales/articles/972...

#Wales #BonfireNight #History

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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 5d

Virginia Oldoini, Countess of Castiglione (1837-1899), Italian aristocrat & pioneering figure in the early history of photography #WomensArt

Monochrome photograph of a white woman head and shoulders turned to the right, holding a card to her face and looking through an oval hole in it

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Dan Kaszeta FRHistS @dankaszeta.bsky.social · 5d

OK, as promised, here's my thread about the links between tear gas/pepper spray and the arms trade and gun industry.

Tear gas in use during a strike in the 1930s

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Merchant Adventurers’ Hall @merchantshallyork.org · 5d

Prepare for tenuousity on a scale thus far unmatched...

Guy Fawkes’ second cousins - Henry and Thomas were Merchant Adventurers.

#bonfirenight

We are looking at a pen and ink drawing of Guy Fawkes wearing a doublet with a large collar. He is wearing a tall hat with a floppy brim. He has a wide moustache and dark eyes.

Dr Lindsey Fitzharris @drlindseyfitz.bsky.social · 5d

One side of this ivory "memento mori" features a human face crawling with worms and insects; the other side shows a skull - the flesh eaten away. Date unknown.

This unusual object is from the Wellcome Collection in London.

A compilation of photos showing a small ivory head, one side is a human face with worms crawling over it, and the other side is a skull. It is made from ivory.

Dr Lindsey Fitzharris @drlindseyfitz.bsky.social · 5d

Diversity is our strength, not our weakness.

A bad night for the politics of hate.

James Ball @jamesrball.com · 5d

“The symbolism of the moment is hard to beat. At a time when Trump is not just demonising immigrants, but harassing them and sending masked goons to kidnap them from the street, America’s greatest city – and Trump’s hometown – has elected a Muslim immigrant to run it.”

Mamdani shows a different way is possible

The New York mayor’s resounding victory is a warning to Trump and his own party’s old guard

www.thenewworld.co.uk

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James Ball @jamesrball.com · 5d

Mamdani shows a different way is possible

The New York mayor’s resounding victory is a warning to Trump and his own party’s old guard

www.thenewworld.co.uk

Dr Lindsey Fitzharris @drlindseyfitz.bsky.social · 6d

Omg you did! I’m literally turning over final edits today! We need to catch up

Dr Lindsey Fitzharris @drlindseyfitz.bsky.social · 6d

I have so much election day PTSD that sleep is impossible for long stretches

Dr Lindsey Fitzharris @drlindseyfitz.bsky.social · 6d

I woke up so early for this and it did not disappoint 😂

Dr Lindsey Fitzharris @drlindseyfitz.bsky.social · 6d

Hope springs eternal, America 🇺🇸

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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 6d

REMINDER: A socialist act by a New Yorker was a major reason why polio was eliminated in the US.

Nick Pettigrew
@Nick_Pettigrew
Polio was eradicated because Jonas Salk chose not to patent the vaccine, if you want a perfect example of a socialist act.
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Garry Kasparov
@Kasparov63
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Jun 24
Socialism is like polio, it comes back when people forget about the horrible damage it did last time.

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hookland.bsky.social @hookland.bsky.social · 6d

The door to the old bridewell at Moxham village. The gaol has remained locked since 1934 due to the high levels of haunting experienced by villagers walking passed it. Many put this down to the witch spirit of Old Mother Twilling, others to the high number of drunks who died in it across the years.

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Dan Kaszeta FRHistS @dankaszeta.bsky.social · 6d

Deep sigh. “Mustard gas” is entirely unrelated to mustard or mustard seeds. It’s a nickname. Hell, it’s not even a gas

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Dr Angela Buckley @drangelabuckley.bsky.social · 6d

🔍This morning I enjoyed a fascinating tour of the 150 Years of the Crime Museum exhibition, at the Metropolitan Police Museum. There were lots of interesting artefacts from historical crime cases to show how detection and forensic science have been used to solve crime over the decades. A must see!

Dr Lindsey Fitzharris @drlindseyfitz.bsky.social · 6d

My editor was just telling me about this!

Dr Lindsey Fitzharris @drlindseyfitz.bsky.social · 6d

That looks like an incredible opportunity. I would basically just freak out all your passengers with medical history though so... 😂

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Nigel J.Hetherington @pastpreservers.bsky.social · 6d

URGENT CRUISE SPEAKER NEEDED! 🚨
Past Preservers has an immediate opening for an expert lecturer on a 25-day Oceania Amazon & Caribbean Voyage (departs Nov 12th).
www.oceaniacruises.com/cruises/INS2...
Includes Plus One & Double Airfare!
Contact us NOW with 8 proposed lecture titles!

Dr Lindsey Fitzharris @drlindseyfitz.bsky.social · 6d

I did know about it but always love seeing it!

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RCPSG Heritage @rcpsgheritage.bsky.social · 6d

We have lots of student notebooks containing sketches on anatomy, diseases etc, however, this one is by far our favourite. It shows Joseph Lister, father of antiseptic surgery, disappearing through a trapdoor after his lecture in Glasgow in 1868. Now that's how to make an exit!
#Museum30 #Sketchbook

A pen sketch showing an old style lecture theatre with wooden banches. In the middle of the room. Lister can be seen dropping through a trapdoor in the floor

Dr Lindsey Fitzharris @drlindseyfitz.bsky.social · 6d

It's almost like every warning from economic experts about Brexit was true. Imagine that. And yet, many people who voted for Brexit are now turning to Farage - the very architect of Britain's economic downfall. The absolute madness of all this.

Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 7d

Keir Starmer issues Budget warning - Brexit and austerity impact 'worse than feared'

The Prime Minister told a behind-closed-doors meeting of Labour MPs the long-term impact of Tory austerity and a botched Brexit deal 'is worse than even we feared'

www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...

PM issues Budget warning - Brexit and austerity impact 'worse than feared'

The Prime Minister told a behind-closed-doors meeting of Labour MPs the long-term impact of Tory austerity and a botched Brexit deal 'is worse than even we feared'

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