Wendt, Diane
National Museum of American History staffWendt, Diane
National Museum of American History staffHistory of Pharmacy and Public Health: including materia medica, patent medicines, health and hygiene products, pharmaceutical manufacturing, and drug advertising.
Background And Education
Education And Training
Publications
Selected Publications
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Article
- Alvarez-Martin, Alba, Wilcop, Mary, Anderson, Rachel, Wendt, Diane, Barden, Richard, and Kavich, Gwenaelle M. 2021. "Investigation of volatile organic compounds in museum storage areas." Air Quality Atmosphere and Health, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11869-021-01054-2. 2021
- Lord, Alexandra and Wendt, Diane L. 2015. "How Vaccines, a Collective Triumph of Modern Medicine, Conquered the World's Diseases." Smithsonian Magazine Online, (September 28, 2015), Washington, DC. 2015
- Wendt, Diane L. 2012. "Vitamins Come to Dinner." Chemical Heritage Magazine, 30, (2) 26–31. 2012
- Konrad, Kevin, Parry, Manon, and Wendt, Diane L. 2011. "Recollections of a Civil War Nurse: The Diary of Amanda Akin." Maryland Historical Magazine, 106, (1) 94–110. 2011
- Wendt, Diane L. 2010. "The Man with a Fish on his Back: Science, Romance, and Repugnance in the Selling of Cod-Liver Oil." Chemical Heritage, 28, (1) 32–36. 2010
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Blog Posting
- Wendt, Diane L. 2017. "Healthy hogs for a healthy nation." O Say Can You See? Washington, DC: National Museum of American History. Oct 18, 2017. http://americanhistory.si.edu/blog/healthy-hogs. 2017
- Lord, Alexandra and Wendt, Diane L. 2016. "Kids pitched in to defeat disease and advance medical research." O Say Can You See? Washington, DC: National Museum of American History. Feb 24, 2016. http://americanhistory.si.edu/blog/kids-pitched-defeat-disease-and-advance-medical-research. 2016
- Lord, Alexandra and Wendt, Diane L. 2016. "Standing up against disease together-or not." O Say Can You See? Stories from the National Museum of American History http://americanhistory.si.edu/blog/standing-against-disease-together%E2%80%94or-not. 2016
- Wendt, Diane L. 2015. "12 Kids Who Helped a Doubting Public Accept the Smallpox Vaccine." O Say Can You See? Stories from the National Museum of American History http://americanhistory.si.edu/blog/12-kids-who-helped-doubting-public-accept-smallpox-vaccine. 2015
- Wendt, Diane L. 2015. "Combating infectious disease and slaying the rubella dragon, 1969-1972." O Say Can You See? Stories from the National Museum of American History http://americanhistory.si.edu/blog/combating-infectious-disease-and-slaying-rubella-dragon-1969-1972. 2015
- Wendt, Diane L. and Warner, Mallory. 2015. "Packaging the Pill." O Say Can You See? Stories from the National Museum of American History http://americanhistory.si.edu/blog/packaging-pill. 2015
- Wendt, Diane L. 2014. "Part I: "The Lady Nurse of Ward E" watches the Civil War come to Washington, D.C." O Say Can You See? Stories from the National Museum of American History http://americanhistory.si.edu/blog/2014/07/part-i-the-lady-nurse-of-ward-e-watches-the-civil-war-come-to-washington-dc.html. 2014
- Wendt, Diane L. 2014. "Part II: "The Lady Nurse of Ward E" bids adieu to Washington, D.C." O Say Can You See? Stories from the National Museum of American History http://americanhistory.si.edu/blog/2014/07/part-ii-the-lady-nurse-of-ward-e-bids-adieu.html. 2014
- Wendt, Diane L. 2014. "The Magic in Mold and Dirt." Circulating Now: From the Historical Collections of the National Library of Medicine https://circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov/2014/03/31/the-magic-in-mold-and-dirt/. 2014
- Wendt, Diane L. 2013. "Surviving rabies 100 years ago." O Say Can You See? Stories from the National Museum of American History http://americanhistory.si.edu/blog/2013/10/surviving-rabies-100-years-ago.html. 2013
- Wendt, Diane L. 2013. "Two tons of pig parts: Making insulin in the 1920s." O Say Can You See? Stories from the National Museum of American History http://americanhistory.si.edu/blog/2013/11/two-tons-of-pig-parts-making-insulin-in-the-1920s.html. 2013
- Wendt, Diane L. 2009. "Cod liver oil and pink peignoirs." O Say Can You See? Stories from the National Museum of American History http://americanhistory.si.edu/blog/2009/10/cod-liver-oil-and-pink-peignoirs.html. 2009
- Wendt, Diane L. 2009. "Snake oil is no balm for America." O Say Can You See? Stories from the National Museum of American History http://americanhistory.si.edu/blog/2009/11/snake-oil-is-no-balm-for-america.html. 2009
- Wendt, Diane L. 2009. "This will NOT protect you from swine flu." O Say Can You See? Stories from the National Museum of American History http://americanhistory.si.edu/blog/2009/09/this-will-not-protect-you-from-swine-flu.html. 2009
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Chapter
- Wendt, Diane L. 2013. "Chickahominy Fever." In Smithsonian Civil War: Inside the National Collection. Kagan, Neil and Hyslop, Stephen G., editors. 134–135. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Books. 2013
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Review
- Wendt, Diane L. 2015. [Book review] "Packed Full of Questions Who benefits from dietary supplements? Packed Full of Questions Who benefits from dietary supplements?" Chemical Heritage, 2015
- Wendt, Diane L. 2010. [Book review] "Graphic Knowledge." Chemical Heritage, 28, (3), 42–43. 2010
Contact
Location
- National Museum of American History Department
