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Manuscript title: “‘Her Preference was to Heal’: Women’s Choice of Homeopathic Medicine in the Nineteenth Century United States.” This manuscript, written by Kristin Mitchell in fulfillment of a thesis at the History Department of Yale University, examines “the complex relationship between women and homeopathy.”

Overview Naomi Rogers, PhD is a professor in the History of Medicine and of History at Yale University. In 1998, she published her book, An Alternative Path: The Making and Remaking of Hahnemann Medical College and Hospital of Philadelphia. Rogers carried out extensive research at the Drexel University College of Medicine’s Legacy Center and Archives during the 1990s with the help of archivist, Barbara Williams. Collection contains Rogers’ research materials for Alternative Path, including...