More about the history of medicine and the Civil War

Here is the website with hours and location for the  Chicago Museum of Surgical Sciences which Betty mentioned tonight.

How Elizabeth Blackwell Became the First Woman Doctor in the US---PBS

The Gory New York City Riot that Shaped American Medicine----Smithsonian article about how and why the licensing of doctors began.

Great discussion tonight of My Name is Mary Sutter by Robin Oliveira and the group gave the book and 8.5.

Our next book will be Shanghai Girls by Lisa See and we'll meet on October 28.

Women in the Civil War

In preparing for our discussion tonight, I found this site which I thought you might enjoy perusing. It shows the Union Hotel Hospital, where Mary Sutter worked, as well as the REAL Louisa May Alcott!

Diary of a Civil War Nurse

Here are more sites which explain the various roles women took during the Civil War and makes me appreciate even more Robin Oliveira's  ability to turn this dry prose into a fascinating story about someone who could have lived during this time period!

Women in Military Service: The Civil War

Nursing in the Civil War South

Mary Walker's Quest to be Appointed as a Union Doctor in the Civil War

Enjoy!

What atomic scientists are up to today

Short and fascinating article about next week's experiment to be carried out by Switzerland's 'staggeringly large" atom smasher. It's incredible how far we've come in 70 years!

http://secondnexus.com/technology-and-innovation/large-hadron-collider-scientists-hope-make-contact-parallel-universe/

One More Thing....

Found some video footage from Oak Ridge in the 1940s. Short and worth watching!

http://www.girlsofatomiccity.com/video.html

More about the atomic bomb and its stories

I stumbled across this blog which seems to have a plethora of information about the bomb and its history. Fascinating stuff---a LOT of information:

http://blog.nuclearsecrecy.com/tag/william-l-laurence/

Atomic Spies

The author mentions that Stalin knew about the atomic bomb (the Gadget) all along thanks to David Greenglass, Kalus Fuchs and George Koral. Who, I wondered, were they?

Here's what I learned about David Greenglass (AKA Ethel Rosenberg's estranged brother):

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/oct/15/david-greenglass-spy-who-sent-sister-ethel-rosenberg-to-electric-chair-dies

Wow.

Ebb Cade---human guinea pig

Wow. I am learning some unsavory things in this month's book.

Here is a little bit more about Ebb Cade, the first human guinea pig for the Manhattan Project.

https://legallegacy.wordpress.com/2013/04/13/april-13-1953-under-the-governments-aegis-remembering-ebb-cade/

Our discussion on Wednesday evening promises to be a good one!

Pictures from Oak Ridge TN in the 1940s

 For such a top-secret project, I was surprised to find so many pictures from the 1940s taken in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. Here is a link to a bunch of them taken by photographers from the Department of Energy. They make it look like a swell place to live and work.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/doe-oakridge/sets/72157629597751359/

Last Video of Pastor Coots in church

Surely making a joyful noise unto the Lord. Wonder what the poor snakes think about all of it??

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5f4NyYqHXa8

Interview with Pastor Jamie Coots

Pastor Coots was interviewed about his beliefs about snake handling. Fascinating stuff, folks.

http://live.huffingtonpost.com/r/segment/nat-geo-snake-salvation-pastor-jamie-coots/5229d2ccfe34442c6700001b

Snakebite death of Middlesboro pastor was quick, son says; medical treatment refused

If you're interested in a little more about one Kentucky minister who handled snakes:

http://www.kentucky.com/2014/02/16/3092068_jamie-coots-well-known-snake-handling.html?rh=1