This 2022 episode examines the development of a systematic approach to food safety, which didn’t happen until the 20th century. And it's tied directly to NASA trying to make sure astronauts didn’t get food poisoning in space.

This 2022 episode examines the development of a systematic approach to food safety, which didn&rsquo;t happen until the 20th century. And it's tied directly to NASA trying to make sure astronauts didn&rsquo;t get food poisoning in space.

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SYMHC Classics: Astronaut Origins of Food Safety

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This 2021 episode covers Colchester, who claimed to be psychic and may have warned President Abraham Lincoln that he was going to be assassinated. 

This 2021 episode covers Colchester, who claimed to be psychic and may have warned President Abraham Lincoln that he was going to be assassinated.&nbsp;

SYMHC Classics: Charles Colchester

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Tracy talks about how the beer riots may sound silly, but were underpinned by serious issues. Holly talks about the Elizabeth Fry’s daughters polishing their mother’s image when publishing her diaries.

Tracy talks about how the beer riots may sound silly, but were underpinned by serious issues. Holly talks about the Elizabeth Fry&rsquo;s daughters polishing their mother&rsquo;s image when publishing her diaries.

Behind the Scenes Minis: Lager, Ale, Emo Girl

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Elizabeth Fry is lauded as an early 19th century prison reformer. But she had no formal background or training in prison or social work.

Research:
BREED, ANNA. “ELIZABETH FRY.” Advocate of Peace (1847-1884), vol. 13, no. 3, 1882, pp. 21–22. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/27906270 
Britannica Editors. "Elizabeth Fry". Encyclopedia Britannica, 17 May. 2026, https://www.britannica.com/biography/Elizabeth-Fry
Britannica Editors. "Sir Thomas Fowell Buxton, 1st Baronet". Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 Mar. 2026, https://www.britannica.com/biography/Sir-Thomas-Fowell-Buxton-1st-Baronet
Buxton, Thomas Fowell. “An inquiry, whether crime and misery are produced or prevented, by our present system of prison discipline.” London. J. and A. Arch. 1818. https://archive.org/details/b33283333/page/14/mode/2up
Cooper, Robert Alan. “THE ENGLISH QUAKERS AND PRISON REFORM 1809-23.” Quaker History, vol. 68, no. 1, 1979, pp. 3–19. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/41946871
Cooper, Robert Alan. “Jeremy Bentham, Elizabeth Fry, and English Prison Reform.” Journal of the History of Ideas, vol. 42, no. 4, 1981, pp. 675–90. JSTOR, https://doi.org/10.2307/2709127
Corder, Susanna. “Life of Elizabeth Fry.” Philadelphia. H. Lonstreth. 1853. https://archive.org/details/lifeofelizabethf00cordiala/page/n9/mode/2up
Craig, Russell L. “Correctional Education Historical Vignette: WOMEN IN CORRECTIONS: Elizabeth Gurney Fry.” Journal of Correctional Education, vol. 57, no. 2, 2006, pp. 141–44. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/23282705
Crawford, William, and Whitworth Russell. “Extracts from the second report of William Crawford and Whitworth Russell, Esqs., the Inspectors of Prisons for the Home District ; addressed to the Right Honourable the Secretary of State for the Home Department.” National Library of medicine. Philadelphia : Republished by the Philadelphia Society for Alleviating the Miseries of Public Prisons, 1838. https://collections.nlm.nih.gov/catalog/nlm:nlmuid-101596454-bk
Foxhall K. From convicts to colonists: the health of prisoners and the voyage to Australia, 1823-53. J Imp Commonw Hist. 2011;39(1):1-19. doi: 10.1080/03086534.2011.543793
Griffiths, Arthur. “The Chronicles of Newgate.” LONDON: CHAPMAN AND HALL
(Limited). 1884. Accessed online: https://www.gutenberg.org/files/46746/46746-h/46746-h.htm
Kent, John. “Elizabeth Fry.” London. B. Batsford. 1962.
Rose, June. “Elizabeth Fry.” New York. St. Martin’s Press, 1981. 

Elizabeth Fry is lauded as an early 19th century prison reformer. But she had no formal background or training in prison or social work.
Research:
<ul>
<li>BREED, ANNA. &ldquo;ELIZABETH FRY.&rdquo;&nbsp;Advocate of Peace (1847-1884), vol. 13, no. 3, 1882, pp. 21&ndash;22.&nbsp;JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/27906270&nbsp;</li>
<li>Britannica Editors. "Elizabeth Fry". Encyclopedia Britannica, 17 May. 2026, https://www.britannica.com/biography/Elizabeth-Fry</li>
<li>Britannica Editors. "Sir Thomas Fowell Buxton, 1st Baronet".&nbsp;Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 Mar. 2026, https://www.britannica.com/biography/Sir-Thomas-Fowell-Buxton-1st-Baronet</li>
<li>Buxton, Thomas Fowell. &ldquo;An inquiry, whether crime and misery are produced or prevented, by our present system of prison discipline.&rdquo; London. J. and A. Arch. 1818. https://archive.org/details/b33283333/page/14/mode/2up</li>
<li>Cooper, Robert Alan. &ldquo;THE ENGLISH QUAKERS AND PRISON REFORM 1809-23.&rdquo;&nbsp;Quaker History, vol. 68, no. 1, 1979, pp. 3&ndash;19.&nbsp;JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/41946871</li>
<li>Cooper, Robert Alan. &ldquo;Jeremy Bentham, Elizabeth Fry, and English Prison Reform.&rdquo;&nbsp;Journal of the History of Ideas, vol. 42, no. 4, 1981, pp. 675&ndash;90.&nbsp;JSTOR, https://doi.org/10.2307/2709127</li>
<li>Corder, Susanna. &ldquo;Life of Elizabeth Fry.&rdquo; Philadelphia. H. Lonstreth. 1853. https://archive.org/details/lifeofelizabethf00cordiala/page/n9/mode/2up</li>
<li>Craig, Russell L. &ldquo;Correctional Education Historical Vignette: WOMEN IN CORRECTIONS: Elizabeth Gurney Fry.&rdquo; Journal of Correctional Education, vol. 57, no. 2, 2006, pp. 141&ndash;44. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/23282705</li>
<li>Crawford, William, and Whitworth Russell. &ldquo;Extracts from the second report of William Crawford and Whitworth Russell, Esqs., the Inspectors of Prisons for the Home District ; addressed to the Right Honourable the Secretary of State for the Home Department.&rdquo; National Library of medicine. Philadelphia : Republished by the Philadelphia Society for Alleviating the Miseries of Public Prisons, 1838. https://collections.nlm.nih.gov/catalog/nlm:nlmuid-101596454-bk</li>
<li>Foxhall K. From convicts to colonists: the health of prisoners and the voyage to Australia, 1823-53. J Imp Commonw Hist. 2011;39(1):1-19. doi: 10.1080/03086534.2011.543793</li>
<li>Griffiths, Arthur. &ldquo;The Chronicles of Newgate.&rdquo; LONDON: CHAPMAN AND HALL (Limited). 1884. Accessed online: https://www.gutenberg.org/files/46746/46746-h/46746-h.htm</li>
<li>Kent, John.&nbsp;&ldquo;Elizabeth Fry.&rdquo; London. B. Batsford. 1962.</li>
<li>Rose, June.&nbsp;&ldquo;Elizabeth Fry.&rdquo; New York. St. Martin&rsquo;s Press, 1981.&nbsp;</li>
</ul>

Elizabeth Fry is lauded as an early 19th century prison reformer. But she had no formal background or training in prison or social work.

Elizabeth Fry

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