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Film, Video Frances Oldham Kelsey and the Battle Against Thalidomide

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Title

  • Frances Oldham Kelsey and the Battle Against Thalidomide

Summary

  • Historian Cheryl Krasnick Warsh discussed her recent biography of Food and Drug Administration pharmacologist Frances Oldham Kelsey and Kelsey’s pioneering battle against the life-threatening drug thalidomide. The panel was moderated by historian Josh Levy and reference librarian Loretta Deaver, who showed items from the Library’s Frances Oldham Kelsey papers. They discussed Kelsey and the thalidomide tragedy, Kelsey’s place within the larger landscape of women in science, and Warsh’s research process.

Event Date

  • Wednesday, October 23, 2024

Running Time

  • 58 minutes, 38 seconds

Online Format

  • image
  • online text
  • video

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