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NLM- Politics of Yellow Fever in Alexander Hamilton's America

National Library of Medicine Exhibit "Politics of Yellow Fever in Alexander Hamiliton's America" information and extra resources

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Enjoy this free educational exhibit produced by the National Library of Medicine and brought to you by your DMU Library

 

February 4- March 13, 2025

 

Location: Edge of Advancement, 1st Floor Commons

 

"The traveling exhibition and companion website explore how party politics shaped the response to the 1793 yellow fever epidemic in Philadelphia. While citizens confronted yellow fever in the absence of an effective cure or consensus about the origins of the disease, medical professionals, early political parties, and some individuals advanced their respective agendas. As a result, Philadelphia’s sick and dying received medical care informed as much by politics as by the best available science."

 

The National Library of Medicine produced this exhibition and the companion website.