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The Engines of Our Ingenuity 3321: Scott Joplin and Ragtime I SEE U, Episode 102: What Kind of American are U? Revisiting Jan 6th with acclaimed historian, Jeremi Suri Engines of Our Ingenuity 2792: ...
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Hundreds of 19th-Century Skulls Collected in the Name of Medical Science tell a Story of Who Mattered and Who Didn’t

When I started my research on the Samuel George Morton Cranial Collection, a librarian leaned over my laptop one day to share some lore. “Legend has it,” she said, “John James Audubon really collected ...
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Science and the practice of medicine in the nineteenth century / W.F. Bynum

Medicine in 1790 -- Medicine in the hospital -- Medicine in the community -- Medicine in the laboratory -- Science, disease and practice -- Medical sciences goes public -- Doctors and patients -- ...
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Bones in the basement : postmortem racism in nineteenth-century medical training / edited by Robert L. Blakely and Judith M. Harrington

ANAC copy 39088008652638 has bookplate: Anonymous Gift. ANTHMAI copy 39088008654014 has bookplate: Smithsonian Libraries Adopt-a-Book program. Adopted by Rebecca and Eric Gordon on September 26, 2017.
Medical Xpress

How early 20th century closures of US medical schools resulted in drops in mortality

Efforts in the early 20th century to improve the quality of medical education in the United States led to a steep decline in the number of medical schools and medical school graduates. In a new study, ...
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What a pewter syringe reveals about 19th-century medicine

A look at a pewter syringe and what it reveals about medical practices in the 19th century, highlighting historical context, craftsmanship, and healthcare evolution. Judge orders the release of an ...