“This may be the most insane, ineffective cure in the world, but if you have the opportunity to travel back in time, please go see it performed, even though visiting the fourteenth century is dumb, so dumb, just so dumb.” — Jennifer Wright Copy Share Image
“To be clear, the Roman Empire didn’t end because everybody was having sex. No civilization was ever toppled by “too much sexy time”—except for… — Jennifer Wright Copy Share Image
“At the time, though, vaccination was controversial. Many were opposed.” — Jennifer Wright Copy Share Image
“This may be the most insane, ineffective cure in the world, but if you have the opportunity to travel back in time, please go… — Jennifer Wright Copy Share Image
“Well, Zimbabwe now has a higher immunization rate for one-year-olds against measles (around 95 percent) than the United States does. So do 112 other… — Jennifer Wright Copy Share Image
“Persecuting religious minorities is always ill-advised, every single time it occurs in history. I have never in my research found an instance where a… — Jennifer Wright Copy Share Image
“Do you know my absolute favorite story about the author of The Age of Innocence ? It’s that she did all of her writing,… — Jennifer Wright Copy Share Image
“When we are electing government officials, it is not stupid to ask yourself, “If a plague broke out, do I think this person could… — Jennifer Wright Copy Share Image
“Male writers, especially male writers during the 1960s, somehow tricked people into thinking that they were demigods because they had an understanding of language.” — Jennifer Wright Copy Share Image
“It is telling that, historically, quarantines extended primarily to those who had less wealth, power, and social clout.” — Jennifer Wright Copy Share Image
“If you were a peasant and someone said, “If you live in a sewer, the bubonic plague won’t kill you,” your reaction likely wouldn’t… — Jennifer Wright Copy Share Image
“Ask the Aztecs and the Incas whether or not they would have liked to have access to vaccines. Oh, wait, you can't. They're dead.… — Jennifer Wright Copy Share Image
“(Fun fact: you can’t kill someone by finely grinding up glass and mixing it in their food. Either they’d be able to detect it,… — Jennifer Wright Copy Share Image
