Catherine Medici, PhD
@catherinemedici.bsky.social
Historian and women’s and gender studies scholar. Women’s networks, gender and medicine, chronic illness and disability studies. Medical and public humanities advocate.
All views my own.
All views my own.
Since providing this historical background in 2018 I experienced pregnancy and maternal care as a person who needs medications to survive AND given birth to a baby with her own complex medical issues. slate.com/technology/2...
September 23, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Since providing this historical background in 2018 I experienced pregnancy and maternal care as a person who needs medications to survive AND given birth to a baby with her own complex medical issues. slate.com/technology/2...
City elections were today and my polling place is a Chevy dealership. For the first time they had at least a dozen disclaimers that “signs posted are due to the election and do not represent the beliefs of our organization.” It’s a bad sign when explicitly neutral voting information requires this.
May 14, 2025 at 12:20 AM
City elections were today and my polling place is a Chevy dealership. For the first time they had at least a dozen disclaimers that “signs posted are due to the election and do not represent the beliefs of our organization.” It’s a bad sign when explicitly neutral voting information requires this.
Librarians are my people, especially when they invite Saeed Jones for their keynote. @theferocity.bsky.social
April 5, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Librarians are my people, especially when they invite Saeed Jones for their keynote. @theferocity.bsky.social
It’s a good time to spend the day at a student women’s and gender studies conference. Started strong with a panel on craftivism and using craft to improve sex ed.
March 7, 2025 at 8:20 PM
It’s a good time to spend the day at a student women’s and gender studies conference. Started strong with a panel on craftivism and using craft to improve sex ed.
It has been a week of professional highs and lows. Saturday I was on an amazing panel about feminist archival practice as part of an exhibition, The Last Safe Abortion, a career highlight. On Tuesday the Gender and Sexuality Resource Center I established and ran closed with a few hours notice.
January 24, 2025 at 10:12 PM
It has been a week of professional highs and lows. Saturday I was on an amazing panel about feminist archival practice as part of an exhibition, The Last Safe Abortion, a career highlight. On Tuesday the Gender and Sexuality Resource Center I established and ran closed with a few hours notice.
I started pulling books to take home to work from home the next two weeks and then realized I may end up in the office anyway since these were just the essentials for catching up on writing.
December 20, 2024 at 10:15 PM
I started pulling books to take home to work from home the next two weeks and then realized I may end up in the office anyway since these were just the essentials for catching up on writing.
Yeah, it doesn't really inspire confidence, especially when medical instruments are involved. I always think of this illustration from 17th century Holland.
November 25, 2024 at 3:10 PM
Yeah, it doesn't really inspire confidence, especially when medical instruments are involved. I always think of this illustration from 17th century Holland.
I’m a historian and my husband is an engineer so I like to see if our daughter will be more drawn to STEM or arts and humanities. Her favorite Christmas gifts were a toy tool set and belt and a play car engine to take apart. I’m clearly losing.
December 26, 2023 at 6:56 PM
I’m a historian and my husband is an engineer so I like to see if our daughter will be more drawn to STEM or arts and humanities. Her favorite Christmas gifts were a toy tool set and belt and a play car engine to take apart. I’m clearly losing.
I’ve been thinking about how we can provide vicarious trauma training for our students and then was stopped in my tracks when I realized I had to read about premature birth for work. So actually we could all use some trauma training.
November 15, 2023 at 8:56 PM
I’ve been thinking about how we can provide vicarious trauma training for our students and then was stopped in my tracks when I realized I had to read about premature birth for work. So actually we could all use some trauma training.
Just remembered I brought cold brew to work today, which is exactly the afternoon treat I need as I work on my conference paper.
October 18, 2023 at 7:03 PM
Just remembered I brought cold brew to work today, which is exactly the afternoon treat I need as I work on my conference paper.
Always love seeing the rare history of midwifery books at UNMC ‘s library. Today we saw this 1635 book, The Happy Delivery of Women, which had 2 female owners and was printed by a woman for a female publisher. #HerBook 🗃️
October 4, 2023 at 5:23 PM
Always love seeing the rare history of midwifery books at UNMC ‘s library. Today we saw this 1635 book, The Happy Delivery of Women, which had 2 female owners and was printed by a woman for a female publisher. #HerBook 🗃️