# katherine (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 3 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover katherine. Page: Feed: --- ## [My holiday reading](https://rosemarygriggs.substack.com/p/my-holiday-reading) _2026-08-18 · Rosemary Griggs · Rosemary Griggs: Notes from Devon's Tudor Time Traveller_ Four books about amazing women from different eras. ## [Leyla Erk McCurdy, Champion of Children’s Environmental Health](https://www.poisoningchildren.com/blog/2026/8/16/leyla-erk-mccurdy-champion-of-childrens-environmental-health) _2026-08-16 · Jean-Marie Kauth · Poisoning Our Children_ Poisoning Our Children draws on nearly a half million words of interviews with experts, advocates, and families. Many of these are already published, but it has been a while, so I have decided to republish some of the best ones. The interviews are long, but I have begun each with a brief synopsis of high points. I am deeply grateful to Leyla and to all the many people who made this project a… ## [A visit to Holy Trinity Church, Stratford on Avon](https://rosemarygriggs.substack.com/p/a-visit-to-holy-trinity-church-stratford) _2026-08-15 · Rosemary Griggs · Rosemary Griggs: Notes from Devon's Tudor Time Traveller_ Renewing my acquaintance with George Carew, a Devon man who probably knew William Shakespeare ## [A FASCINATION WITH THE EAST](https://www.katherinemansfield.com/article/a-fascination-with-the-east) _2026-08-12 · Blog_ During her Museum and Heritage Studies placement at Katherine Mansfield House & Garden in June 2026, Claire Ranby took a particular interest in the interior decoration of Katherine Mansfield House & Garden and what it can tell us about trends at the end of the Victorian era and beginning of the 20th century. ## [Beware of Mosquito Spraying](https://www.poisoningchildren.com/blog/2026/8/10/beware-of-mosquito-spraying) _2026-08-10 · Jean-Marie Kauth · Poisoning Our Children_ We never would have thought anyone could be so stupid or cruel as to spray our children with a toxic pesticide without our knowledge or consent.... One of the biggest blind spots in Public Health is the widespread recommendation for mosquito spraying (adulticiding). Part of the explanation lies, I believe, in the siloing of Infectious Disease apart from Environmental Health. Already, Environmental… ## [In search of Katherine Swynford](https://rosemarygriggs.substack.com/p/in-search-of-katherine-swynford) _2026-08-08 · Rosemary Griggs · Rosemary Griggs: Notes from Devon's Tudor Time Traveller_ Governess, mistress, Duchess of Lancaster and ancestor of royalty ## [John Astley, Elizabeth I’s Master of the Jewel Office (c.1507- 1 August 1596)](https://rosemarygriggs.substack.com/p/john-astley-elizabeth-is-master-of) _2026-08-01 · Rosemary Griggs · Rosemary Griggs: Notes from Devon's Tudor Time Traveller_ The quiet man at Kat Ashley’s side for twenty years ## [I Am Grateful for Dr. Susan Buchanan](https://www.poisoningchildren.com/blog/2026/7/31/i-am-grateful-for-dr-susan-buchanan) _2026-07-31 · Jean-Marie Kauth · Poisoning Our Children_ Dr. Susan Buchanan is now retiring. Today, Friday, July 31, is her last day at UIC. Congratulations, Susan! Poisoning Our Children draws on nearly a half million words of interviews with experts, advocates, and families. Many of these are already published, but it has been a while, so I have decided to republish some of the best ones. The interviews are long, but I have begun each with a brief… ## [On the Home Stretch](https://www.poisoningchildren.com/blog/2026/7/26/on-the-home-stretch) _2026-07-26 · Jean-Marie Kauth · Poisoning Our Children_ I am reading and re-reading the manuscript during copyediting and proofing. I want it to be smooth, compelling, and difficult to put down. One reader called it a “wonderful, terrible book.” And sometimes the road seems to stretch out beyond all endurance. Because while I told myself I was on the homestretch, I now know that finishing this book will only be the beginning. The book is no good at all… ## [The Spanish Armada threatens Devon](https://rosemarygriggs.substack.com/p/the-spanish-armada-threatens-devon) _2026-07-25 · Rosemary Griggs · Rosemary Griggs: Notes from Devon's Tudor Time Traveller_ This time, to mark the anniversary of the Spanish Armada’s arrival, I’m sharing an excerpt from my novel, Mistress of Dartington Hall. ## [Build with the cheapest GPUs (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/f83wTOuOSdof) _2026-07-25 · **Sponsored**_ Deployed a live API in minutes; one user spent under $10. ## [Pre-Orders Available, Profits Donated](https://www.poisoningchildren.com/blog/2026/7/22/pre-orders-available-profits-donated) _2026-07-23 · Jean-Marie Kauth · Poisoning Our Children_ Twenty-Eight Years ago today, my world collapsed when my daughter Katherine was diagnosed with leukemia. The day before, I had insisted on a CBC to discern whether she had anemia or leukemia. It seemed surreal to say those words, yet this doctor, finally, had to agree that her dramatic bruises and constant low-grade fevers were textbook symptoms. I hoped I was just being paranoid. Her pediatrician… ## [The End of a Life of Loyal Service - updated](https://rosemarygriggs.substack.com/p/the-end-of-a-life-of-loyal-service-bd4) _2026-07-18 · Rosemary Griggs · Rosemary Griggs: Notes from Devon's Tudor Time Traveller_ I'm sending out an updated version of this post as it seems there was a minor problem with overprinting in a couple of places when viewing in some browsers. Hopefully that's now fixed. ## [The End of a Life of Loyal Service](https://rosemarygriggs.substack.com/p/the-end-of-a-life-of-loyal-service) _2026-07-18 · Rosemary Griggs · Rosemary Griggs: Notes from Devon's Tudor Time Traveller_ On this day, July 18th, 1565, a woman known to fans of Tudor History as ‘Kat Ashley' died. Born Katherine Champernowne, she later became John Astley’s wife. I prefer to call her ‘Kate.' ## [What Is Happening with CHPAC?](https://www.poisoningchildren.com/blog/2026/7/13/r8wd0b7h3t5vx6r6z47jsidhar8bb3) _2026-07-14 · Jean-Marie Kauth · Poisoning Our Children_ A reporter at E&E News at Politico, Ellie Borst, wonders what is happening with the Children's Health Protection Advisory Committee (CHPAC) to the EPA, on which I have been honored to serve over the last three years. She called me asking what I knew, which is not much since we have heard nothing about reappointments, which were due out in March. Although as a strong participant, I would normally… ## [Fortunes Fold](https://rosemarygriggs.substack.com/p/fortunes-fold) _2026-07-11 · Rosemary Griggs · Rosemary Griggs: Notes from Devon's Tudor Time Traveller_ Kat Ashley’s nephew, Sir Walter Raleigh, and his home at Sherborne ## [What You Can Do to Protect Your Family from EDCs & Microplastics](https://www.poisoningchildren.com/blog/2026/7/10/what-you-can-do-to-protect-your-family-from-edcs-amp-microplastics) _2026-07-10 · Jean-Marie Kauth · Poisoning Our Children_ Our exposure to plastics and the resulting health impacts have been getting much-deserved attention lately. It is difficult to overstate how much plastic in food packaging is contributing to high levels of endocrine-disrupting chemicals in human bodies – and the effect this has on everyday lives. Children are especially vulnerable, exposed as they are from before conception onwards. Micro- and… ## [KATHERINE MANSFIELD'S QUEER IDENTITY](https://www.katherinemansfield.com/article/katherine-mansfields-queer-identity) _2026-07-08 · Blog_ Wellington writer Joy Holley reflects on Katherine Mansfield's statement 'I'm a writer first and a woman after' in light of her queer identity. ## [How Far Would I Go To Protect Children?](https://www.poisoningchildren.com/blog/2026/7/4/how-far-would-i-go-to-protect-children) _2026-07-04 · Jean-Marie Kauth · Poisoning Our Children_ This issue is personal. This book is personal. This blog is personal. Recently, I was talking with Robin Coleman , my editor at Johns Hopkins University Press , about promoting the book , and even though I am a private person, I found myself saying that I would tell my story however painful, that I would plaster billboards all over town with pictures of Katherine dead if it meant that one child… ## [Old King Cole, a pirate fighter or just a Devon ship owner?](https://rosemarygriggs.substack.com/p/old-king-cole-a-pirate-fighter-or) _2026-07-04 · Rosemary Griggs · Rosemary Griggs: Notes from Devon's Tudor Time Traveller_ Myths and legends surround a relative of Kat Ashley ## [A wedding celebration that changed the course of history](https://rosemarygriggs.substack.com/p/a-wedding-celebration-that-changed) _2026-06-27 · Rosemary Griggs · Rosemary Griggs: Notes from Devon's Tudor Time Traveller_ June 1559: Henri II of France suffers a mortal wound in a jousting accident. ## [Brisk AI News Briefings (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/BthOHAjP2wiW) _2026-06-27 · **Sponsored**_ Read AI summaries and listen to audio briefings for top stories. ## [It Has Been Twenty-Four Years](https://www.poisoningchildren.com/blog/2026/6/22/it-has-been-twenty-four-years) _2026-06-22 · Jean-Marie Kauth · Poisoning Our Children_ How painful it is to write these words. It never gets easier, and it never will – as I always knew and as I now see for certain. Katherine and Jean-Marie, Christmas 2001 Some people call sorrow that lasts more than one year “complicated grief” or “ pathological grief. ” I call it the price I pay for loving an extraordinary person extraordinarily much. The intensity of sorrow correlates to the… ## [Publication in Process](https://www.poisoningchildren.com/blog/2026/6/15/publication-in-process) _2026-06-16 · Jean-Marie Kauth · Poisoning Our Children_ I just got off a Zoom call with my editor Robin Coleman at Johns Hopkins UP. He graciously shared a thrilling behind-the-scenes glimpse of how my book is being received by the very first staff at the press besides him to read it. Figure 1: Home of JHUP at 2715 N. Charles St. in Baltimore Robin likes all the books he is working on, naturally. But he told me that usually, he experiences self-doubt –… ## [KATHERINE MANSFIELD AND OLD ST PAUL'S](https://www.katherinemansfield.com/article/katherine-mansfield-and-old-st-pauls) _2026-06-05 · Blog_ Old St Paul’s celebrates its 160th anniversary on 6 June 2026. To mark the occasion, Katherine Mansfield House & Garden Director Cherie Jacobson looks at the connection between Katherine Mansfield and this very special Wellington building. ## [Surprised by Joy](https://www.poisoningchildren.com/blog/2026/6/4/surprised-by-joy) _2026-06-05 · Jean-Marie Kauth · Poisoning Our Children_ Some have asked me if I am happy that Poisoning Our Children is being published by my first-choice publisher in the whole world – Johns Hopkins University Press, the university that was my furthest dream for medical school. It is a difficult question. Having lost Katherine, there is a very low ceiling on happiness or even enjoyment. I have purpose, and that purpose, including my surviving… ## [First, Do No Harm](https://www.poisoningchildren.com/blog/2026/5/31/first-do-no-harm) _2026-05-31 · Jean-Marie Kauth · Poisoning Our Children_ As I take a breath this summer, I have been thinking a lot about Ayana Elizabeth’s Johnson’s What If We Get It Right? I am sliding right into the next book project asking a similar question, propelled by the abundant riches of all the interviews I did for Poisoning Our Children . There is more to say than could fit in any one book. One of the most striking parts of Johnson’s book is the Climate… ## [To Address Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals (EDCs), We Must Bridge Disciplines](https://www.poisoningchildren.com/blog/2026/5/22/2whytd6h1zr040jpv1h828n2694hha) _2026-05-23 · Jean-Marie Kauth · Poisoning Our Children_ Read the 2024 ECHO Team’s New Publication at https://link.springer.com/epdf/10.1007/s13412-026-01116-w?sharing\_token=UyJ3IetY4jfS0hrTdpC8Jfe4RwlQNchNByi7wbcMAY6GkdvyH3HrplAYAmjYz76ZqfB5\_k038nYPMjEkuNpRBFsWzCbuQmuZhpX\_V5N3Qma\_h9gDouNs7lcpfPlr4sxNuNKVEjq5Bc-gFO-DQ\_i8kI9Lz\_pVHQaawX0OS3\_QB8I%3D . Perched on the cusp of Cape Cod, the Marine Biology Laboratory (MBL) at Woods Hole routinely welcomes… ## [Unforgivable](https://www.poisoningchildren.com/blog/2026/5/17/unforgivable) _2026-05-17 · Jean-Marie Kauth · Poisoning Our Children_ I was volunteering at Habitat for Humanity in Michigan with my Scholars last week, when I was asked to submit comments to UNHRC’s Advisory Committee on the Human Rights implications of plastic pollution. This is what I tapped out on my phone amidst a busy flurry of brilliant students and happy chaos. Thanks to student Isabela Alvarado for her quick review. Esteemed committee – I write in my… ## [A SECRET?](https://www.poisoningchildren.com/blog/2026/5/8/a-secret) _2026-05-08 · Jean-Marie Kauth · Poisoning Our Children_ A quiet young woman, curly dark hair parted in the middle and pulled back in a bun, sat in the corner of the classroom with her book in front of her and said almost nothing the entire semester. But she was listening. I would like to shine a light on Ebelyn Garcia, my surprising student from Environmental Literature, and my very first guest blogger. In her essay + poem + letter to her parents, she… ## [One Last Citation](https://www.poisoningchildren.com/blog/2026/5/4/one-last-citation) _2026-05-04 · Jean-Marie Kauth · Poisoning Our Children_ Soon enough, early 2027, my book will be out, and a very careful reader might notice that the last added, most recent citation in my book is an article with a daring title published by an audacious organization in one of the very top journals in the world. But the piece is too important to wait until 2027 to be discussed. The article is “ Corporate Vectors of Chronic Disease—Using Internal… ## [Seeing the Whole](https://www.poisoningchildren.com/blog/2026/4/26/seeing-the-whole) _2026-04-26 · Jean-Marie Kauth · Poisoning Our Children_ Lanphear and Kimmerer and Collins: To Meld Three Marvelous Minds…. Happy accidents in reading can delight. This week and last, as part of my Environmental Literature course, I have been wending my way again through Robin Wall Kimmerer’s Braiding Sweetgrass , every environmentalist’s new delight, quickly establishing itself as a tried-and-true classic. If you haven’t read it yet, I cannot recommend… ## [Screen Share With Real Control (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/yZ6Y3OSet7uD) _2026-04-26 · **Sponsored**_ Collaborative screen sharing with simultaneous remote control — open source, like Screenhero. ## [More Precious Than Gold](https://www.poisoningchildren.com/blog/2026/4/12/more-precious-than-gold) _2026-04-13 · Jean-Marie Kauth · Poisoning Our Children_ Last week, I dreamt that I rode my bike to a convenience store with a lottery ticket that I learned was worth at least a million dollars. Once there, at a counter that seemed more like the post office than a convenience store, I began going through my large black messenger bag. I thought I knew right where the ticket was, but when I pulled it out, it was just some receipt – I looked and looked to… ## [Planetary Solutions](https://www.poisoningchildren.com/blog/2026/3/29/planetary-solutions) _2026-03-30 · Jean-Marie Kauth · Poisoning Our Children_ As I finished Poisoning Our Children for JHUP, one comment from the reviewer was to cut down the final chapter on solutions: it was trying to do too much, to pursue too many tangents. I agreed and cut a great deal. I realized I was trying to write my next book, provisionally titled Closing the Circle , parthenogenically born out of this one like Athena out of the head of Zeus. There was so much… ## [Methodology for Poisoning Our Children](https://www.poisoningchildren.com/blog/2026/3/22/methodology-for-poisoning-our-children) _2026-03-23 · Jean-Marie Kauth · Poisoning Our Children_ The methodology for my new book emerged from ethnographic research methods. I locate it here for those who are curious and for those who might like to nerd out a bit behind the scenes. The basic bones of my methodology combines ethnographic interviews with Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA). My primary training is in science and literature, or in other words, storytelling, but this… ## [Toolkit for Poisoning Our Children](https://www.poisoningchildren.com/blog/2026/3/15/toolkit-for-poisoning-our-children) _2026-03-15 · Jean-Marie Kauth · Poisoning Our Children_ Here is the Toolkit for the book -- located online for easy access and updating! Top Ten Ways to Help Protect Your Children from Cancer, Autism, ADHD, and Lower IQs from Environmental Exposures The American Academy of Pediatrics has determined that we can help prevent disease and disability in children by limiting their exposure to pesticides and other chemicals found in everyday life. Here are… ## [A VISIT TO AVON AND FONTAINEBLEAU](https://www.katherinemansfield.com/article/a-visit-to-avon-and-fontainebleau) _2026-01-09 · Blog_ Katherine Mansfield House & Garden Director Cherie Jacobson shares her experience of visiting the places where Mansfield spent the last few months of her life and was laid to rest. ## [TALKING BOOKS WITH EMILY PERKINS](https://www.katherinemansfield.com/article/talking-books-with-emily-perkins) _2024-09-16 · Blog_ On Tuesday 3 September 2024 we hosted award-winning writer Emily Perkins for a memorable fundraising event to support Katherine Mansfield House & Garden. Here are some of the books and writers she mentioned.