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jmbar2

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1. Here is a fabulous documentary that builds on your post.

Reply to SorellaLaBefana (Original post)

Sun Jan 11, 2026, 12:21 PM

8 hrs ago

Sara Josephine Baker, a lesbian physician, pioneered public health in NYC at the turn of the century, saving an estimated 90,000 babies. A big part of that was promoting pasteurized milk.

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Milk in Bottles (1878) plus later Pasteurization halved the Infant Mortality rate within a few years ꩜ [View all] SorellaLaBefana 8 hrs ago OP

Here is a fabulous documentary that builds on your post. jmbar2 8 hrs ago #1

Just more evidence of the dangers of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion ? SorellaLaBefana 5 hrs ago #2