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Replay—Melanie Kiechle's Smell Detectives: An Olfactory History of Nineteenth-Century Urban America

2021/8/26
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What's that smell? Join us as we revisit our interview with Melanie Kiechle on the history of cities, senses and public health.

This episode of our podcast series features Melanie Kiechle's book, Smell Detectives: An Olfactory History of Nineteenth-Century Urban America. The book illuminates the lives of 19th-century Americans—including medical experts and ordinary city-dwellers—who used their noses to detect and address sanitation challenges associated with foul odors in the midst of rapid urban and industrial growth.

Find this podcast and further resources on the Consortium's website at: www.chstm.org/video/62