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Thoughts in sickness
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[Thoughts on a sick room]
Manuscripts
Possibly a draft of a letter, describing her impressions in "A's" [her sister, Arabella?] sickroom.
mssHM 4891
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Mighty Sick
Visual Materials
The William H. Helfand Collection contains more than 7,000 European and American prints and ephemera relating to health professions including medical, dental, and mental wellness. The materials date from the 1490s to the early 21st century and contain many social and political cartoons that satirize health practices and practitioners. Noted illustrators represented include French artists Honore Daumier, Gustave Dore, J. J. Grandville, and Emile Vernier; British caricaturists Thomas Rowlandson, George Cruikshank, and James Gillray; and the American cartoonist Thomas Nast.
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