Olivia Weisser
@oliviaweisser.bsky.social
Historian of early modern medicine, health, healing, sexuality, gender Author of The Dreaded Pox (CUP), Ill Composed (Yale)
I had a fun conversation with Miranda Melcher for @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social about my new book THE DREADED POX and all the wild ways to treat a clap in the 1700s. newbooksnetwork.com/the-dreaded-...
Olivia Weisser, "The Dreaded Pox: Sex and Disease in Early Modern London" (Cambridge UP, 2026) - New Books Network
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January 28, 2026 at 3:22 PM
I had a fun conversation with Miranda Melcher for @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social about my new book THE DREADED POX and all the wild ways to treat a clap in the 1700s. newbooksnetwork.com/the-dreaded-...
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The new issue of History Workshop Journal is out: issue 100, marking 50 years of the journal's existence. It's more necessary than ever.
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January 26, 2026 at 10:27 AM
The new issue of History Workshop Journal is out: issue 100, marking 50 years of the journal's existence. It's more necessary than ever.
academic.oup.com/hwj/issue/10...
academic.oup.com/hwj/issue/10...
A beautiful day to vote!
November 4, 2025 at 3:19 PM
A beautiful day to vote!
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Join us next Thursday (30/10, 5.30 pm) for Dr Emily Vine’s (@emilymayvine.bsky.social) talk on ‘Birth, Death and Domestic Religion in Early Modern London’! You can sign up to join in-person (IHR Wolfson Room, NB02) or online via Zoom here: www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
Birth, Death and Domestic Religion in Early Modern London
Society, Culture and Belief, 1500-1800 Seminar- Session 2
www.history.ac.uk
October 23, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Join us next Thursday (30/10, 5.30 pm) for Dr Emily Vine’s (@emilymayvine.bsky.social) talk on ‘Birth, Death and Domestic Religion in Early Modern London’! You can sign up to join in-person (IHR Wolfson Room, NB02) or online via Zoom here: www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
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These little tools are apple scoops. They date from the 1800s and are made of sheep bone. They were common in apple-growing districts. The marrow has been hollowed out to allow the user to scrape off pieces of apple if they had few teeth and couldn’t afford dentures.
October 24, 2025 at 11:03 AM
These little tools are apple scoops. They date from the 1800s and are made of sheep bone. They were common in apple-growing districts. The marrow has been hollowed out to allow the user to scrape off pieces of apple if they had few teeth and couldn’t afford dentures.
THE DREADED POX | Kirkus Reviews
A richly textured portrait of a city steeped in shame.
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October 24, 2025 at 2:16 PM
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My favorite prof, mentor, & committee member Martha Howell wrote a new book & I'm psyched it's out:
"Making Merchants. The Cultural Construction of a Merchant Class in Early Modern Germany."
Undoubtedly of interest to many #SkyStorians on the #Medievalsky & #EarlyModern 🗃️ feeds.
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"Making Merchants. The Cultural Construction of a Merchant Class in Early Modern Germany."
Undoubtedly of interest to many #SkyStorians on the #Medievalsky & #EarlyModern 🗃️ feeds.
l1nq.com/6gxOL
Making Merchants
Cambridge Core - Social and Population History - Making Merchants
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October 16, 2025 at 7:52 PM
My favorite prof, mentor, & committee member Martha Howell wrote a new book & I'm psyched it's out:
"Making Merchants. The Cultural Construction of a Merchant Class in Early Modern Germany."
Undoubtedly of interest to many #SkyStorians on the #Medievalsky & #EarlyModern 🗃️ feeds.
l1nq.com/6gxOL
"Making Merchants. The Cultural Construction of a Merchant Class in Early Modern Germany."
Undoubtedly of interest to many #SkyStorians on the #Medievalsky & #EarlyModern 🗃️ feeds.
l1nq.com/6gxOL
Saw this guy today - taking it as a sign of hope
October 16, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Saw this guy today - taking it as a sign of hope
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Are you a researcher in the field of history of science, technology and medicine? The #NotesAndRecord essay award is now open for entries until 28 February 2026. Visit our website find out more: buff.ly/dedMm93 #HistSci #HistSTM
September 18, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Are you a researcher in the field of history of science, technology and medicine? The #NotesAndRecord essay award is now open for entries until 28 February 2026. Visit our website find out more: buff.ly/dedMm93 #HistSci #HistSTM
Hello UK! I wrote a book about living in London with an STI hundreds of years ago. Waterstones is having a preorder sale for 25% off that includes THE DREADED POX now thru Friday. Use OCTOBER25 at checkout.
October 14, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Hello UK! I wrote a book about living in London with an STI hundreds of years ago. Waterstones is having a preorder sale for 25% off that includes THE DREADED POX now thru Friday. Use OCTOBER25 at checkout.
Which book cover do you like better?
April 28, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Which book cover do you like better?
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I'll be in the UK in a fortnight, honored to be in conversations with @sarahknott.bsky.social and @sbrooksfranklin.bsky.social about my new book!
March 3, 2025 at 6:53 PM
I'll be in the UK in a fortnight, honored to be in conversations with @sarahknott.bsky.social and @sbrooksfranklin.bsky.social about my new book!
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Coming to your bookshelves in Fall 2025: The Nursing Clio Reader 🥳
January 9, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Coming to your bookshelves in Fall 2025: The Nursing Clio Reader 🥳
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Spotted at #AHA25: @maryfissell.bsky.social ’s forthcoming book on abortion.
January 5, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Spotted at #AHA25: @maryfissell.bsky.social ’s forthcoming book on abortion.
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Looking forward to next Wed., when Kevin Siena is speaking about 'The Pathology of Race: Disease, Formativity and the Enlightenment Debate on Human Variety', to @long18thsem.bsky.social at @ihrlibrary.bsky.social All welcome in person and online - please register. www.history.ac.uk/events/patho...
The Pathology of Race: Disease, Formativity and the Enlightenment Debate on Human Variety
www.history.ac.uk
January 30, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Looking forward to next Wed., when Kevin Siena is speaking about 'The Pathology of Race: Disease, Formativity and the Enlightenment Debate on Human Variety', to @long18thsem.bsky.social at @ihrlibrary.bsky.social All welcome in person and online - please register. www.history.ac.uk/events/patho...