Disease and Domesticity on Display: The Montreal Tuberculosis Exhibition, 1908
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Disease and Domesticity on Display: The Montreal Tuberculosis Exhibition, 1908
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| Abstract |
The author explores ideas about tuberculosis in early twentieth century Montreal by looking at one particular event: The Montreal Tuberculosis Exhibition of 1908. Her analysis of the layout and design of this exhibition reveals that objects were manipulated to convey specific messages. Domestic spaces were showcased as being particularly troublesome. The exhibition suggested that the home was a potentially dangerous agent of disease, thereby revealing a relationship between disease and everyday life. The idea for the exhibition is credited to Charlotte Learmont and the Ladies' Committee of the Montreal League for the Prevention of Tuberculosis.
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Canadian Bulletin of Medical History/Bulletin canadien d'histoire de la médecine
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Vol. 23
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no. 2
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381-400
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2006
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en
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Minnett, Valerie. “Disease and Domesticity on Display: The Montreal Tuberculosis Exhibition, 1908.” Canadian Bulletin of Medical History/Bulletin canadien d’histoire de la médecine Vol. 23, no. 2 (2006): 381–400. http://www.cbmh.ca/index.php/cbmh/article/viewFile/1236/1227.
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