Jess McHugh

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Werner Spitz Is a 95-Year-Old ‘Medical Detective’

Even if a murder goes unseen, the body bears witness. And the bodies that Spitz has examined have shaped the course of American history

By Jess McHugh

Why Do We Turn to the Word 'Surreal' During Disasters

Following the terror attacks that took place Sept. 11, 2001, people across the country began searching Merriam-Webster’s online dictionary for the same word. The word was not “rubble,” or “triage,” or even “terrorism,” but “surreal.”...

By Jess McHugh

'The Beginning of a Conversation': What It Was Like to Be an LGBTQ Activist Before Stonewall

Randolfe Wicker is wearing a suit and tie. Today, it’s a suit with a cartoon Lady Liberty tie and a button of Stonewall activist Marsha P. Johnson pinned to his lapel—accented by a pair of...

By Jess McHugh

How 343 Women Made French History by Talking About Their Abortions

“One million women have abortions each year in France,” they wrote in a manifesto published in the magazine Nouvel Observateur. “I declare that I am one of them."

By Jess McHugh
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