Erin Torell, associate professor and the rare book librarian at the McGoogan Health Sciences Library, will discuss the “From Colony to Country: Medicine in America’s Founding Era” exhibit on July 21 from noon to 1 p.m.
The discussion will be held virtually. Register or join the presentation at this link.
The exhibit and Torrell’s presentation will allow visitors to journey back to the American colonies, go through the Revolutionary War and see the birth of the United States through the lens of health, illness and healing.
Through rare books and artifacts, the exhibit uncovers the surprising connections that shaped medicine across the Atlantic world in the 18th and early 19th centuries.
From intriguing medicinal recipes and the practice of bloodletting to the realities of military medicine and the spread of infectious disease, this presentation brings to life the stories, science and surprises behind early American medicine.