Author Hannah Fagen

Hannah Fagen

Hannah Fagen is a recent graduate from the University of Pennsylvania, where she was an undergraduate in the History and Sociology of Science department and studied the history of medicine and public health as well as nutrition. She is currently a student in Bryn Mawr College’s Postbaccalaureate Premedical Program. Her senior thesis, “The Happiest Place in the Hospital: Newborn Nurseries in American Hospitals, a History,” explores hospital-based care for healthy newborns as it relates to maternal healthcare, ideas about ideal motherhood, and the visual display of newborns. Hannah plans to pursue a multidisciplinary career in maternal and infant health.

Handmaids, Hospitals, and The Pageantry of the Newborn Nursery Window

Hannah Fagen

Gender Studies, Science & Medicine

This story originally appeared on NursingClio, a collaborative blog project that ties historical scholarship to present-day issues related to gender and medicine. Sixteen minutes into the second episode...

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Author Hannah Fagen

Hannah Fagen

Handmaids, Hospitals, and The Pageantry of the Newborn Nursery Window