Rachel was born in 1907, in Springdale, Pennsylvania. We originally published this article on the 100th anniversary of her birth. Please Note: We are a 501(c)(3) educational charity and subsist on donations and affiliate programs. We sell nothing except our…
Sometimes the biggest quacks are the ones pointing fingers and everyone else.
A real quackpot who pretended to also be an American hero.
Originally written in 2004, the story of the slave sisters who today are the Unsung Mothers of Modern Gynecology.
The Father of Modern Gynecology, misunderstood by many, condemned by a few, applauded world wide and is still an enigmatic figure in American history.
A brilliant woman (the first two receive 2 Nobel Prizes) who gave us radium and and came to the conclusion it could cure cancer, though it ended up being the bane of many who wound up in an early grave.