WMC Beverly Wettenstein History Lecture 2025: Anushay Hossain
How the systematic exclusion of women in American healthcare history can explain the current, ongoing and already worsening health crisis
The third in the Women's Media Center Beverly Wettenstein History Lecture Series premiered online on March 31, 2025, during Women's History Month. Delivered by Anushay Hossain, the lecture "How the systematic exclusion of Women in American healthcare history can explain the current, ongoing and already worsening health crisis" is inspired by her book: “The Pain Gap—How Sexism and Racism in Healthcare Kill Women" and her show, “The Pain Gap Podcast.”
Following her lecture, Anushay Hossain engaged in conversation with Vicki Shabo, Director of Better Life Labs and Senior Fellow for Gender Equity, Paid Leave & Care Policy at New America. Dr. Janet Dewart Bell, Chair of the Women's Media Center, made introductory remarks.
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