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Josiah Pierce (1827-1913) wrote to his father, Josiah Pierce of Gorham, about his activities at Bowdoin College, where he was a freshman.
He commented that mesmerism was the rage on campus and that a woman, Miss Allen, was lecturing about it.
He wrote, "It seems very great to think of a woman lecturing and performing operations before so many men."
Pierce dated the letter 1842, but it was written in 1843.
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About This Item
- Title: Letter about woman lecturer, Brunswick, 1843
- Creator: Josiah Pierce
- Creation Date: 1843-04-16
- Subject Date: 1843-09-16
- Location: Brunswick, Cumberland County, ME
- Media: Ink on paper
- Local Code: Coll. 4210
- Collection: Pierce family collection
- Object Type: Text
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Standardized Subject Headings
- Pierce, Josiah, 1792-1866--Correspondence
- Bowdoin College
- Pierce family
- Mesmerism
- Pierce, Josiah, 1827-1913--Correspondence
- Women teachers--Maine
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