knowledge of the medical beliefs of rural nineteenth-century Americans). D. A. Henderson, a man whom I have never met (but about whom I have read a great deal due to his leadership of the World Health Organizationâs smallpox eradication program), generously read the manuscript and provided expert comments. Like most people today, I have never seen a case of smallpox, and it was both intimidating and rewarding to be able to share this project with a scientist who knows the disease and its ways so well.
Laura Stickney at the Penguin Press has been an ideal editor for this book. As fluent as she is smart, she has edited with a sharp eye and a light hand. I am also grateful to my outstanding agent, Geri Thoma, for her unflagging support and for helping me find my way in the world of trade publishing.
I owe everything to my family.
Art and Lynne Bookstein have given me steady, unconditional support since I married their beautiful daughter fifteen years ago. Many thanks to Dari Pillsbury, who is a great friend and our in-house photographer extraordinaire.
Through their steadfast love, encouragement, and the example of their own lives and work, my parents, Mason Willrich and the late Patricia Rowe Willrich, nurtured my passions for reading, writing, and teaching, and I thank them both for everything. I also wish to thank Wendy Webster Willrich for her support. I am deeply grateful to my siblings and their wonderful partnersâChris and Susan, Stephen and Kelly, and Kate and Erikâfor challenging me and supporting me through the years. Youâre an amazing family, and I am lucky to have you. Iâll see you soon on Stinson Beach.
I have saved my greatest debts for last, knowing words will never be enough. Max and Emily, I am so proud of you both. Thank you for your constant reminders of the things that really matter. I love you. And Wendy Jayne Willrich, you know I couldnât have done it without you. You know the tune: âIâm giving you a longing look....â With respect, gratitude, and the deepest love, I dedicate this book to you.
Â
Wellesley, Massachusetts
Index
Abeel v. Clark
abolitionism
abortion
Adams, E. J.
Adams, John
Adams v. Burdge
Addams, Jane
administrative power
African Americans
Birmingham outbreak and
civil rights of
close living conditions of
compulsory vaccination and
epidemics of 1898â1903 and
equal protection clause and
health of
life expectancy of
Middlesboro outbreak and
as miners
mistrust of white medicine
occupations of
as physicians
scapegoating of
smallpox as disease of
vaccination rate
as vaccine refusers
Wertenbaker on
whites and. See race/racism
in Wilmington outbreak
Aguinaldo, Emilio
Alabama See also specific places
Alaska
alastrim
Alden, C. H.
Alexander Company
Alger, Cyrus
Alger, Russell A.
Allgeyer v. Louisiana
All Nations Block
American Association, Inc.
American Association, Ltd.
American Druggist and Pharmaceutical Record
American Medical Association
American Medicine
American Tobacco Company
Amerige, C. W.
Ames, Azel
Ames, John
Anderson, Scott
anti-imperialism
antimonopoly
antivaccinationism/antivaccinationists
abolitionism and
antimonopoly resentments and
in Boston
in California
in Cambridge, Massachusetts
childrenâs welfare and
Christian Scientists as
as civil disobedience
data used by
as dissenting political speech
effect on public opinion
in England
faith healers as
history of
Jacobson decision and
lack of coordination among
laws
lawsuits. See vaccination lawsuits
lawyers specializing in
legislation
literature of
medical licensing and
modern
Mormons and
opposition to
other causes espoused by
parents as
physicians and
as political act
post- Jacobson
progressiveness and, relationship between
prosecution for
radical libertarianism and
reasons for
significance of
smallpox solutions offered by
social class of
societies of See also specific societies
of
Laura Stickney at the Penguin Press has been an ideal editor for this book. As fluent as she is smart, she has edited with a sharp eye and a light hand. I am also grateful to my outstanding agent, Geri Thoma, for her unflagging support and for helping me find my way in the world of trade publishing.
I owe everything to my family.
Art and Lynne Bookstein have given me steady, unconditional support since I married their beautiful daughter fifteen years ago. Many thanks to Dari Pillsbury, who is a great friend and our in-house photographer extraordinaire.
Through their steadfast love, encouragement, and the example of their own lives and work, my parents, Mason Willrich and the late Patricia Rowe Willrich, nurtured my passions for reading, writing, and teaching, and I thank them both for everything. I also wish to thank Wendy Webster Willrich for her support. I am deeply grateful to my siblings and their wonderful partnersâChris and Susan, Stephen and Kelly, and Kate and Erikâfor challenging me and supporting me through the years. Youâre an amazing family, and I am lucky to have you. Iâll see you soon on Stinson Beach.
I have saved my greatest debts for last, knowing words will never be enough. Max and Emily, I am so proud of you both. Thank you for your constant reminders of the things that really matter. I love you. And Wendy Jayne Willrich, you know I couldnât have done it without you. You know the tune: âIâm giving you a longing look....â With respect, gratitude, and the deepest love, I dedicate this book to you.
Â
Wellesley, Massachusetts
Index
Abeel v. Clark
abolitionism
abortion
Adams, E. J.
Adams, John
Adams v. Burdge
Addams, Jane
administrative power
African Americans
Birmingham outbreak and
civil rights of
close living conditions of
compulsory vaccination and
epidemics of 1898â1903 and
equal protection clause and
health of
life expectancy of
Middlesboro outbreak and
as miners
mistrust of white medicine
occupations of
as physicians
scapegoating of
smallpox as disease of
vaccination rate
as vaccine refusers
Wertenbaker on
whites and. See race/racism
in Wilmington outbreak
Aguinaldo, Emilio
Alabama See also specific places
Alaska
alastrim
Alden, C. H.
Alexander Company
Alger, Cyrus
Alger, Russell A.
Allgeyer v. Louisiana
All Nations Block
American Association, Inc.
American Association, Ltd.
American Druggist and Pharmaceutical Record
American Medical Association
American Medicine
American Tobacco Company
Amerige, C. W.
Ames, Azel
Ames, John
Anderson, Scott
anti-imperialism
antimonopoly
antivaccinationism/antivaccinationists
abolitionism and
antimonopoly resentments and
in Boston
in California
in Cambridge, Massachusetts
childrenâs welfare and
Christian Scientists as
as civil disobedience
data used by
as dissenting political speech
effect on public opinion
in England
faith healers as
history of
Jacobson decision and
lack of coordination among
laws
lawsuits. See vaccination lawsuits
lawyers specializing in
legislation
literature of
medical licensing and
modern
Mormons and
opposition to
other causes espoused by
parents as
physicians and
as political act
post- Jacobson
progressiveness and, relationship between
prosecution for
radical libertarianism and
reasons for
significance of
smallpox solutions offered by
social class of
societies of See also specific societies
of
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