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The history of Brooklyn midwifery: how women gave birth

In the 19th century, midwifery in New York and Brooklyn was...

Kings Park Psychiatric Center – A Revolutionary “Farm Colony”

Kings Park Psychiatric Center, commonly known to locals as "Kings Park...

The Brooklyn Doctor Who Made His Crew Eat Undercooked

His name was Frederick A. Cook—a doctor known for his ingenuity...

The History of Midwood Sanatorium in Flatbush, Which Caught Fire Four Times

The original Midwood Sanatorium was a four-story wooden-framed building in Brooklyn,...

Brooklyn’s African American Trailblazer: Dr. Susan McKinney Steward – The First Black Woman in New York to Earn a Medical Degree

Susan Maria Smith McKinney Steward was the first Black female physician...
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Revitalizing Brooklyn’s Industrial Past: How Old Factories Became Thriving Cultural Hubs

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Brooklyn’s industrial heritage has found dynamic new life thanks...

From a wooden cart to an ambulance: the history of Brooklyn’s emergency medical services

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Cholera—one. Cholera—two. Cholera—three. How Brooklyn Learned to Survive

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In the 19th century, cholera struck Brooklyn three times—at...

Not a sanatorium, but a death sentence: the story of the Brooklyn Home for Consumptives

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