Melanie A. Kiechle

The harrowing experience of being powerless against illness and death.

Smell’s diffuse nature requires crossing the boundaries of several subfields within the historical discipline, but also moving beyond the boundaries of history alone.

When germ theory displaced the idea of "miasmas" we lost important knowledge about tackling airborne disease.

As 19th century reformers showed, only a healthy workforce can fuel economic prosperity.

The history of unpleasant odor, or miasma, has unexpected relevance in the time of COVID-19.