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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Familiar lessons on physiology and phrenology: designed for the use of children and youth in schools and families. Illustrated by numerous engravings |
| Reference | 70060.D |
| Library | The Library Company of Philadelphia |
| Collection | Rosenberg |
| Date | 1848 |
| Author | Fowler, Lydia F |
| Publisher / Printer / Lithographer | Fowlers and Wells |
| Place of Creation | New York |
| Description | Vol. 1, stereotype edition. Phrenology helped people understand how to use a knowledge of their own strengths and weaknesses to become better persons. The development of mind and body were thus inextricable. |
| Document Type | Printed Book |
| Theme(s) | Physiology |
| Keywords | phrenology, anatomy, children, food, baths, cleansing, hair, blood, purification, palpitation, tuberculosis, bile, animals |
| Parts of the Body | digestive organs, bones, muscles, skin, heart, lungs, head |
| Additional Information | in 1849 Fowler enrolled in the Central Medical College, an eclectic school in Syracuse, N.Y. When the college moved seventy-five miles west to Rochester, Fowler followed, receiving her degree in June 1850 - becoming the second woman in the United States to receive a medical degree. |
| Note | Please note that some of the metadata for this document has been drawn from the Library Company of Philadelphia’s catalogue, and 'An Annotated Catalogue of the Edward C. Atwater Collection of American Popular Medicine and Health Reform', compiled by Chris |
| Visual Content | View thumbnails |
| Copyright | The Library Company of Philadelphia |