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| A Good Mother, a Good Friend and a Good Woman |
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| Discover Juliet Severance, the free-thinking Whitewater physician who was involved with the anti-slavery movement, temperance and women's rights. |
| Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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| Skunk grease made by Henry Blumer as a home health remedy for Adolph Strahm of Green County, Wisconsin, c. 1920. (Museum object #2006.1.1A-B) |
| Respected Healer in Prairie du Chien |
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| Learn about Mary Ann Menard, Wisconsin's first doctor. |
| Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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| Bone lice comb from site of first Fort Crawford in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin, 1816-1829. (Museum object #1997.62.11941) |
| Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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| Influenza quarantine placard, c. 1910-1924, from the period of the "Spanish flu" epidemic. (Museum object #1978.404.50) |
| A Popular Swindler |
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| Read about John Till and the miraculous "medical" plaster treatment that led to his arrest by the State Medical Board. |
| Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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| Schlitz "Sunshine Vitamin D" Beer Can featuring Continental Can Co.'s new crown top design, 1936. (Museum Object 2011.77.1) |
| The Conflict of Modern and Traditional Medicine |
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| Discover the history of smallpox in Wisconsin and the public's reaction against hospitalization |
| Learn how epidemics erupted in Wisconsin and the ways communities responded |
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