In 1851, the state of Illinois opened its first hospital for the mentally ill. The state legislature passed a law to protect people from being committed against his or her will. The law required a public hearing before that person was committed. With one exception, a husband could have his wife committed without either a…… Continue reading The Insanity of Inequality
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Freedom is Under Attack
Freedom is under attack. Not by enemies, but by our neighbors. The Texas law banning abortion is the worst kind of law. Not just because it denies women the right to make decisions about their own bodies, their own lives, but because it invites neighbors, friends, and family to turn on each other. That is…… Continue reading Freedom is Under Attack
A tiny Crack in Male-dominated Science
Despite the limitations 19th century society put on amateur scientist, Eunice Newton Foote, she made a tiny crack in male-dominated science.