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“…caught in a chasm…”

The author of this book was, for a time, Sims’s assistant at Woman’s Hospital.

Perry, J. G., & Perry, M. D. (1906). Letters from a surgeon of the Civil War. Boston: Little, Brown, p. 60.

“…sharpshooter duels…”

The author of this book was, for a time, Sims’s assistant at Woman’s Hospital.

Perry, J. G., & Perry, M. D. (1906). Letters from a surgeon of the Civil War. Boston: Little, Brown, p. 191.

“…tattooing the chests…”

The author of this book was, for a time, Sims’s assistant at Woman’s Hospital.

Perry, J. G., & Perry, M. D. (1906). Letters from a surgeon of the Civil War. Boston: Little, Brown, p. 77.

“…so full of maggots…”

The author of this book was, for a time, Sims’s assistant at Woman’s Hospital.

Perry, J. G., & Perry, M. D. (1906). Letters from a surgeon of the Civil War. Boston: Little, Brown, p. 60.

“Medical curiosities…”

The author of this book was, for a time, Sims’s assistant at Woman’s Hospital.

Perry, J. G., & Perry, M. D. (1906). Letters from a surgeon of the Civil War. Boston: Little, Brown, pp. 15-16.

“…raised four children…”

This small publication—virtually the only record of Caroline Lane’s life I could find—does not have page numbers.

Dewey, M. E., & Schuyler, L. L. (1882). In memoriam. [Mrs. David Lane]. Place of publication not identified.

“…the Employment Society…”

This small publication—virtually the only record of Caroline Lane’s life I could find—does not have page numbers.

Dewey, M. E., & Schuyler, L. L. (1882). In memoriam. [Mrs. David Lane]. Place of publication not identified.

“…a number of the women…”

See “…hospital management during the war…” and “…served on the commission’s hospital ships…,” above.

I am inferring this—though it seems very unlikely that a number of women would all independently decide to shift from the Sanitary Commission to Woman’s Hospital.

“…a kind, steady Unitarian…”

This small publication—virtually the only record of Caroline Lane’s life I could find—does not have page numbers.

Dewey, M. E., & Schuyler, L. L. (1882). In memoriam. [Mrs. David Lane]. Place of publication not identified.

“…the mien of a general.”

This small publication—virtually the only record of Caroline Lane’s life I could find—does not have page numbers.

Dewey, M. E., & Schuyler, L. L. (1882). In memoriam. [Mrs. David Lane]. Place of publication not identified.

“…could not be ruffled.”

This small publication—virtually the only record of Caroline Lane’s life I could find—does not have page numbers.

Dewey, M. E., & Schuyler, L. L. (1882). In memoriam. [Mrs. David Lane]. Place of publication not identified.

“…the details of every inmate.”

This small publication—virtually the only record of Caroline Lane’s life I could find—does not have page numbers.

Dewey, M. E., & Schuyler, L. L. (1882). In memoriam. [Mrs. David Lane]. Place of publication not identified.

“…the books that made him famous.”

Emmet, T. A. (1911). Incidents of my life: Professional, literary, social; with services in the cause of Ireland. New York, Putnam, p. 199.

“…poorly mannered with patients…”

Emmet believes that Nott was subjected to intrigue—this may be true, but it is far less likely that this was due to provessional animus than a political rejection on the part of the managers.

Emmet, T. A. (1911). Incidents of my life: Professional, literary, social; with services in the cause of Ireland. New York, Putnam, p. 200.

McGregor, D. K., & McGregor, D. K. (1998). From midwives to medicine: The birth of American gynecology, p. 173.

“…without realizing she was pregnant.”

“Surgical Operations on the Pelvic Organs of Pregnant Women,” Matthew D. Mann, Transactions of the American Gynecological Society, Vol. 7, 1883, pp. 351-52.

“Sims created a series of diagrams…”

Minutes of the “Executive Board” of the Board of Lady Supervisors, April 26, 1871, held at the Arthur H. Aufses, Jr. Medical Archives and Mount Sinai Records office at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City, New York.

“…the dreadful mistake…”

Letter from J. Marion Sims to James R. Sparkman, December 27, 1868, held at the South Caroliniana Library at the University of South Carolina in Columbia, South Carolina.

“…the meanest slave that ever wore a shackle.”

My characterization of Sims’s views here come from his recollections of a speech he gave on board the steamer Atlantic on July 4, 1871, which is reprinted in his autobiography.

SIMS, J. Marion, (1885). The Story of my Life, ed. by H. Marion-Sims. D. Appleton & Co: New York, p. 420.