MAX-PLANCK-INSTITUT FÜR WISSENSCHAFTSGESCHICHTE Max Planck Institute for the History of Science

Event

Feb 6, 2025
The Pharmacologist’s Dilemma: Thalidomide, Abortion, and Medical Ethics in Women’s Healthcare

In this meeting, El Paso-based public and digital historian Saniya Ghanoui explores the history of Frances Kelsey and Sherri Chessen, two women who changed the course of drug safety and abortion rights in the twentieth century. This research is the basis for a forthcoming feature-length documentary film, Miss Sherri and the Pharmacologist, which traces the parallel stories of Chessen and Kelsey, and the connections between drug safety and reproductive health in the United States.

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MPIWG, Boltzmannstraße 22, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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Main Conference Room
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For any questions, please feel free to write to lab@mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de. 

About This Series

This event is part of the Living Knowledge Winter 2024/2025 series. 

 

2025-02-06T14:00:00SAVE IN I-CAL 2025-02-06 14:00:00 2025-02-06 16:00:00 The Pharmacologist’s Dilemma: Thalidomide, Abortion, and Medical Ethics in Women’s Healthcare In this meeting, El Paso-based public and digital historian Saniya Ghanoui explores the history of Frances Kelsey and Sherri Chessen, two women who changed the course of drug safety and abortion rights in the twentieth century. This research is the basis for a forthcoming feature-length documentary film, Miss Sherri and the Pharmacologist, which traces the parallel stories of Chessen and Kelsey, and the connections between drug safety and reproductive health in the United States. MPIWG, Boltzmannstraße 22, 14195 Berlin, Germany Main Conference Room Jesse Olszynko-Gryn Jesse Olszynko-Gryn Europe/Berlin public