“At the time, though, vaccination was controversial. Many were opposed.” — Jennifer Wright Controversial 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
“(Fun fact: you can’t kill someone by finely grinding up glass and mixing it in their food. Either they’d be able to… — Jennifer Wright Fun fact Copy Share Image
“But the bubonic plague never went away entirely. It still exists today. The World Health Organization reports that in 2013 there were… — Jennifer Wright Bubonic plague Copy Share Image
“This might be a good time to mention that if you learn about an airborne virus that seems to be killing otherwise… — Jennifer Wright Bad news 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… — Jennifer Wright Civilization 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… — Jennifer Wright Bubonic plague Copy Share Image
“Feel free to start using Walter Jackson Freeman II as an insult directed toward people you hate. Almost no one will get… — Jennifer Wright Freeman Copy Share Image
“Parents refusing to vaccinate their children are doing something akin to allowing their kids to run about in traffic because they are… — Jennifer Wright Children 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… — Jennifer Wright History 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… — Jennifer Wright Books 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.… — Jennifer Wright Smallpox 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… — Jennifer Wright Ask yourself 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… — Jennifer Wright Learning Copy Share Image
“Let me say, there is nothing wrong with a younger woman marrying an older man. However, there is definitely something wrong with… — Jennifer Wright Norman Mailer Copy Share Image
“Pacts with the devil have been made many times. There is no other way to explain the popularity of the book Fifty… — Jennifer Wright Books Copy Share Image
“Pretending any historical age before proper indoor plumbing was a glorious epoch is a ludicrous delusion.” — Jennifer Wright History Copy Share Image
“I realize that “Do No Harm” is the first rule of medicine, but “Don’t apply human shit to an open wound” seems… — Jennifer Wright Copy Share Image
“Here are some things that diseases don’t make people: • Cool • Poetic • Sexy • Classy • Genius Here is one… — Jennifer Wright Copy Share Image
“Diseases don’t ruin lives just because they rot off noses. They destroy people if the rest of society isolates them and treats… — Jennifer Wright Doctor Copy Share Image
“I know that I am setting low standards for human behavior here, but it is astonishing that the townspeople agreed they should… — Jennifer Wright Habits 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… — Jennifer Wright Vaccine Copy Share Image
“Part of the bias against frogs might be because they were associated with this cure. The “exploding frog cure” was almost certainly… — Jennifer Wright Bias Frogs Copy Share Image
“Whenever someone casually refers to “the history of civilization” in a way that does not jibe with the history of civilization as… — Jennifer Wright Books Copy Share Image
“Alma also had a brief dalliance with Klimt. Actually, just name any famous man from the period, and you can assume that… — Jennifer Wright Mahler Copy Share Image
“If you have to choose between living in an isolated, uncaring community with plentiful penicillin or a very warm and loving world… — Jennifer Wright Copy Share Image
“Refusing to vaccinate puts at risk not just your children but the people in our communities who most require our protection. This… — Jennifer Wright Children 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,… — Jennifer Wright Time Copy Share Image
“When Mahler went to a composing retreat, she began having an affair with Walter Gropius, the architect who founded the Bauhaus School.… — Jennifer Wright Good friend Copy Share Image
“If you believe the many biographies of great men and women, none of them ever had syphilis. Which would be a remarkable… — Jennifer Wright Great men Copy Share Image
“Ask the Aztecs and Incas whether or not they would have liked to have vaccines available to the. Oh, wait--you can't. They're… — Jennifer Wright Get well soon Copy Share Image
