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Myths & Miracles of Victorian Medicine
Proper Victorian lady Miss Myrtle Mills will reveal its primitive nature as well as life-saving advancements...
Learn about trailblazer Dr. Elizabeth Blackwell, hygiene practices, patented “medicines”, kitchen- cupboard "remedies" (and remedies); dentistry, and pregnancy protocols. (Mothers, take your ailing child to a local factory and tell them, “Breathe deeply, Dear. The gases will make you feel better”!
Find out about the origins of industry-altering discoveries such as the x-ray and aspirin.
Join us to explore practices that defy today’s medical sense and discoveries that helped form the foundation of 21st-century medicine.
Registration encouraged: Register at https://tinyurl.com/MedLibMed
Janet Parnes, of Historical Portrayals by Lady J, will be portraying Miss Mills.
This program is supported in part by a grant from the Medway Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency.
Event Links
Website: https://go.evvnt.com/2317586-0
