Myths & Miracles of Victorian Medicine

Prepare to gasp, cringe, and ah-ah, as you discover the horrifying practices and milestone discoveries that characterize turn–of-the-century medicine! Proper Victorian lady Miss Myrtle Mills (fictional) will reveal its primitive nature as well as life-saving advances.

Learn about trailblazer Dr. Elizabeth Blackwell, “hygiene” practices, patented “medicines”, kitchen- cupboard “remedies”; pregnancy protocols, and more.

Find out about the origins of life-saving discoveries such as the x-ray and aspirin.

Explore practices that defy today’s medical sense and discoveries that helped form the foundation of 21st-century medicine.

Janet Parnes, of Historical Portrayals by Lady J, (www.women-history.com) will portray Miss Mills.