Hi r/AskHistorians! My name is Olivia Weisser and I am a history professor at the University of Massachusetts Boston. I work on the history of medicine, health and healing, sexually transmitted diseases, illness, gender, and the lived experiences of patients in the early modern period (1500-1800). I recently published a book on what it was like to live with venereal disease in London in the 1600s and 1700s called The Dreaded Pox. Ask me anything!
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