by gwffoundation | Jun 28, 2023 | Lives & Legacies, Washington family
Welcome back to our 3-Part Blog charting tuberculosis (TB) in the extended Washington Family. If you are new to this series, Part I examined how the disease works, charted its history and explained standard courses of treatments in the 1700s. Part II looked at victims...
by gwffoundation | May 31, 2023 | Daily Life in the 1700s, Founding Figures, Lives & Legacies
Welcome back to our 3-Part Blog charting tuberculosis in the extended Washington Family. If you are new to this series, Part I examined how the disease works, charted its history, and explained standard courses of treatments in the 1700s. You can find the blog here,...
by gwffoundation | Apr 19, 2023 | Daily Life in the 1700s, Health, Lives & Legacies, Washington in the World
Epidemics and pandemics loom large in history. Few have not heard of the Black Death or Spanish Flu, and Covid-19 still affects our lives. Short, two to three-year outbreaks of these diseases kill quickly and in staggering numbers, but what about the diseases that...
