Sex, sin and salvation : a case study of the narrative pictorial cycle of Saint Mary the Egyptian at Bourges Cathedral

This paper studies the narrative stained glass cycle of the Life of Saint Mary the Egyptian at Bourges Cathedral within the context of prevailing—and often conflicting--civil and ecclesiastical attitudes toward sex, sexual sin, and prostitution in early thirteenth century France. Although the Church maintained that sexual sin was mortal sin, civil records suggest the public was skeptical. Through the example of a penitent harlot, this window, both structurally and in thematic content, attempts to map a doctrinally appropriate path from sexual sin to purity of spirit—and salvation—through complete submission to the Church and its clergy.

Género y desarrollo profesional: las enfermeras de salud pública en la España del período de entreguerras, 1925-1939

La evolución de la profesión de enfermería a lo largo de la historia ha estado marcada por su naturaleza mayoritariamente femenina. A través del ejemplo de las enfermeras de salud pública del periodo entreguerras, se analiza su contribución en las iniciativas de salud comunitaria que se pusieron en marcha en España en las décadas de 1920 y 1930, y se abordan los condicionantes de género que determinaron su actividad y su emergencia como colectivo profesional. La investigación ha permitido visualizar las dos caras de una misma realidad; por un lado la contribución singular de las enfermeras a la salud de la población, y por otro, los obstáculos y dificultades vinculadas a su naturaleza femenina, y que han llegado hasta nuestros días, perpetuando situaciones de desigualdad y discriminación.

Environment and health with respect to a poverty-related disease: the epidemiology of trachoma in Spain, 1925-1941

Trachoma currently represents one of the three main causes of ‘avoidable' blindness and reaches intolerable dimensions in many developing countries. It was endemic in many regions of eastern Spain until well into the twentieth century. The aim of this paper is to analyze the epidemiological development of this disease in contemporary Spain; to examine its determining factors, particularly environmental and sanitary/health factors, and, finally, to study the health care, environmental and socio-economic measures that led to its control and eradication. We believe that the historical approach not only highlights the role of environmental factors in the development of trachoma, but may also aid in understanding the current epidemiology of trachoma.

No. 1 Eliphalet Pearson a/c Book relating to the Estate of Mary H. Pearson, 1780-1813

Folio-sized account book in brown paper cover containing accounting records kept by Pearson related to the estate of his daughter Mary Pearson.

The Brachyura / by Mary J. Rathbun ; with nine plates.

v.35:no.2 (1907)

Studies of the waters of the continental shelf, Cape Cod to Chesapeake Bay : III. A volumetric study of the zooplankton / by Henry B. Bigelow and Mary Sears.

v.54:no.4 (1939)

Nathan Prince's pledge of indemnity towards Henry Prentice and Mary Prentice, ca. 1742

Although the context of this document is not entirely clear, it appears that the Prentices were responsible for storing Prince's belongings – recently removed from his Harvard chamber – until he could claim them. These included his "wearing linnen," "wearing cloathe & five or six papers," and "five or six books."

The marine fishes of Panama. by Seth E. Meek and Samuel F. Hildebrand; Wilfred H. Osgood, editor

v.15:pt.2(1925)