‘Dr. Tumblety, the Indian Herb Doctor’: Politics, Professionalism and Abortion in Mid-Nineteenth Century Montreal

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‘Dr. Tumblety, the Indian Herb Doctor’: Politics, Professionalism and Abortion in Mid-Nineteenth Century Montreal
Abstract
Focusing on the 1857 arrest in Montreal of Francis Tumblety, the "Indian herb doctor" and the "prince of quacks", on the charge of attempting to procure an abortion for a Montreal prostitute, the author examines the institutional and political changes in the mid-nineteenth century that led to medical hegemony. The arrest and charges against Tumblety elicited considerable discussion in the English-language newspapers of Montreal.
Publication
Canadian Bulletin of Medical History/Bulletin canadien d’histoire de la médecine
Volume
Vol. 10
Issue
no. 1
Pages
49-66
Date
1993
Language
en
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McCulloch, Michael. “‘Dr. Tumblety, the Indian Herb Doctor’: Politics, Professionalism and Abortion in Mid-Nineteenth Century Montreal.” Canadian Bulletin of Medical History/Bulletin canadien d’histoire de la médecine Vol. 10, no. 1 (1993): 49–66. http://www.cbmh.ca/index.php/cbmh/article/view/283.
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