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University Place

The Making of "Seaworthy"

Special | 1h 6m 24sVideo has Closed Captions

Explore the medical history of seafarers with Micaela Sullivan-Fowler.

Aired 01/11/2012 | Rating TV-G

University Place

The Making of "Seaworthy"

Special | 1h 6m 24sVideo has Closed Captions

Explore the medical history of seafarers with Micaela Sullivan-Fowler.

Micaela Sullivan-Fowler, the coordinator of historical services at UW-Madison Libraries, shares stories of the sea: the eradication of scurvy, the interplay between whaling and women's health, the toll on the lives of slaves on the Middle Passage, the development of SCUBA, the impacts of chronic sea sickness on young Charles Darwin, and the mental health of seafarers.

Aired 01/11/2012 | Rating TV-G

University Place is a local public television program presented by PBS Wisconsin

University Place is made possible by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

University Place

The Making of "Seaworthy"

Special | 1h 6m 24sVideo has Closed Captions

Micaela Sullivan-Fowler, the coordinator of historical services at UW-Madison Libraries, shares stories of the sea: the eradication of scurvy, the interplay between whaling and women's health, the toll on the lives of slaves on the Middle Passage, the development of SCUBA, the impacts of chronic sea sickness on young Charles Darwin, and the mental health of seafarers.

Aired 01/11/2012 | Rating TV-G

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