“Lots of doctoring, with great success”: Healthcare within the Port Royal Experiment and the Work of Laura M. Towne
In 1862, Laura M. Towne – abolitionist, teacher, educator, and trained homeopath – joined the Port Royal Experiment, a project initiated by Northern benevolent societies to provide education and relief for former slaves on the South Carolina Sea Islands, which had been occupied by Union troops in la...
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European Association for American Studies
2015-03-01
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| Series: | European Journal of American Studies |
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| Online Access: | http://journals.openedition.org/ejas/10668 |