Lydia Reeder is the author of The Cure for Women: Dr. Mary Putnam Jacobi and the Challenge to Victorian Medicine That Changed Women's Lives Forever, a narrative history that uncovers Dr. Mary Putnam Jacobi’s groundbreaking fight against the Victorian medical myths that constrained (and harmed) women for generations. In this episode, she talks with Le about the spark behind the book, the archival detective work that brought Jacobi’s interior world to life, and the gender biases that shaped medical training in the 19th century. Together, they trace the parallels between Jacobi’s era and the challenges women still face today, exploring how scientific evidence, storytelling, and one woman’s courage helped redefine women’s health and expand the boundaries of who gets to be believed.

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Host: Le Nguyen (Instagram: @le_nguyenzzz | LinkedIn: @lenguyen)

Host: Tremayne Ansani (Instagram: @@tremayne.y.a | LinkedIn: @tremayneansani)

Guest: Lydia Reeder (Instagram: @lydiareeder | LinkedIn: @lydiareeder)

Links:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/lydia-reeder-20565613/

https://lydiareeder.com/books/

https://lydiareeder.com/about-lydia/

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-cure-for-women-lydia-reeder/1144473418?ean=9781250284457

https://www.amazon.com/Cure-Women-Challenge-Victorian-Medicine/dp/1250284457/ref=sr_1_2?crid=23IDZKCTQFACS&keywords=Lydia+Reeder&qid=1707943920&sprefix=lydia+reeder%2Caps%2C134&sr=8-2