Wendy Kline

Wendy Kline is an American historian of medicine specializing in the cultural and political histories of womens reproductive health and the history of the criminal mind She is the author of four books Building a Better Race UC Press Bodies of Knowledge Chicago Coming Home Oxford and Exposed The Hidden History of the Pelvic Exam Polity Her current project Picking the Brain to Map the Mind examines the early twentiethcentury origins of psychiatric expert testimony through brain morphology In 2014 Kline joined Purdue University as the Dema G Seelye Chair in the History of Medicine where she directs the Medical Humanities Certificate Program Her research has been supported by the Huntington Library British Academy and Fulbright fellowships and featured in PBSs American Experience and Netflixs Sex Explained Kline is also a SCUBA diver and violinist with the Lafayette Symphony Orchestra