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“…Naguib Mahfouz…”

The museum dedicated to him lists his name as Naguib Pacha Mahfouz.

Hamlin, C. (2001). The hospital by the river. Monarch, p. 77.

https://obgynmuseum.com/

“…Sims’s The Story of My Life.”

Hamlin, C. (2001). The hospital by the river. Monarch, p. 85.

“…sat up at night and read…”

It does not detract in any way from the legacy of Catherine and Reginald Hamlin that they, like so many others, approached Sims’s story with credulity.

Hamlin, C. (2001). The hospital by the river. Monarch, p. 85.

“…the world’s first fistula clinic.”

See “…sat up at night and read…” and “…as a dedicated fistula clinic…,” above.

“What quickly became apparent…”

This is my characterization of the spirit of Catherine Hamlin’s The Hospital by the River, as a whole.

Hamlin, C. (2001). The hospital by the river. Monarch.

“…admitted their first fistula case…”

Hamlin, C. (2001). The hospital by the river. Monarch, p. 85.

“They cured two more…”

Hamlin, C. (2001). The hospital by the river. Monarch, p. 85.

“Women, dressed in rags…”

Hamlin, C. (2001). The hospital by the river. Monarch, p. 86.

“…walked for fifteen days.”

Hamlin, C. (2001). The hospital by the river. Monarch, p. 86.

“…450 kilometers.”

Hamlin, C. (2001). The hospital by the river. Monarch, p. 86.

“…hanged herself near the gate.”

Hamlin, C. (2001). The hospital by the river. Monarch, p. 87.

“…begged for seven years…”

Hamlin, C. (2001). The hospital by the river. Monarch, p. 199.

“…left with only a calf…”

Hamlin, C. (2001). The hospital by the river. Monarch, p. 202.

“…twenty beds at first…”

Hamlin, C. (2001). The hospital by the river. Monarch, p. 111.

“Even in those early days…”

Hamlin, C. (2001). The hospital by the river. Monarch, p. 111.