Science and Medicine

Blog Post This Civil War physician pioneered the treatment of nerve injuries and coined the term "phantom limb." Who was he?	Event Bloodletting, Homeopathy, and Women Doctors: The Untold Stories of Medical Practices in U.S. History
Blog Post In Philadelphia's Germantown neighborhood, "The Cocoonery" was put to what use?	News New Issue of PMHB Explores History of Energy in PA
News From 217 Boxes, A Man Emerges	Blog Post A nearly-forgotten pioneer, this mountaineer served as the president of the Geographical Society of Philadelphia. Who was he?
Blog Post In 1972, the disguised "Dr. Henry Anonymous" addressed the American Psychiatric Association in support of declassifying homosexuality as a mental illness. Who was the man behind the mask?	Blog Post The Mystery Bones of Philadelphia & Their Discovery in 1896
Event The Awful Harvest of Gettysburg and the Remarkable Year at Turner's Lane	Blog Post George F. Parry's Civil War Diaries: September 1865
News HSP, William Way Host Two-Day LGBT Public History Conference	Page Fighting Back: Defending the LGBT Mind and Body in Pennsylvania Program
Event Fighting Back: Defending the LGBT Mind and Body in Pennsylvania	Blog Post George F. Parry's Civil War Diaries: August 1865
Blog Post During the Spanish-American War, this PHL group helped provide aid to sick and wounded soldiers. Who were they?	Blog Post George F. Parry's Civil War Diaries: July 1865
Blog Post Dr. Henry Anonymous	Blog Post George F. Parry's Civil War Diaries: June 1865
Photo Album The Scrapbook of Edith Madeira & PHL's Connection to the Red Cross' Commission to Palestine.	Blog Post George F. Parry's Civil War Diaries: May 1865

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