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In Lost, medical historian Shannon Withycombe weaves together women’s personal writings and doctors’ publications from the 1820s through the 1910s to investigate the transformative changes in how Americans conceptualized pregnancy, understood miscarriage, and interpreted fetal tissue over the course of the 19th century. Withycombe’s pathbreaking research reveals how Americans construed, and continue to understand, miscarriage within a context of reproductive desires, expectations, and abilities.

I once heard someone say, "You cannot aspire to be something you have never seen." This book is not only for every little Black girl out there who has dreamt of wearing a white coat and stethoscope but also for all the little Black girls who have not dreamt of it because they have never thought it possible.

Women's bodies go through so much stress; we ovulate, have babies, have careers, and take care of families. We spend so much time taking care of everyone else that we forget to take care of ourselves. One of the most important things we can do for our bodies is eat well. When we eat well, we feed our brains, hearts, and other organs the nourishment they need to work at their peak. A keto diet is a healthy form of eating that limits our dependency on carbohydrates and sugars. This book describes what ketosis is and how it works.