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# Barbara Weisberg

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Barbara M. Weisberg is an American historian, author, and television producer. In the 1980s, she co-created the television series Charles in Charge. She has published multiple historical nonfiction books, including Strong Passions, published in 2024.

##  Quotes by Barbara Weisberg

> [“Death was a constant fact of life. The reaper struck with fire and drowning; typhus, malaria, yellow fever, and a host of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barbara-weisberg/death-was-a-constant-fact-of-life-the-reaper-struck-with-fire-and/)

[Barbara Weisberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barbara-weisberg/)

[Age life](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/age-life/)

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> [“Heightened emotion potentially posed another threat more serious than bad skin: hysteria. Doctors diagnosed the condition as a woman’s disease, believed to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barbara-weisberg/heightened-emotion-potentially-posed-another-threat-more-serious-than/)

[Barbara Weisberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barbara-weisberg/)

[Hysteria](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/hysteria/)

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