History and medical description of the two-headed girl : sold by her agents for her special benefit, at 25 cents / told in "her own particular way" by "one of them."

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1869
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History and medical description of the two-headed girl : sold by her agents for her special benefit, at 25 cents / told in "her own particular way" by "one of them.". Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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This material has been provided by the Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine, through the Medical Heritage Library. The original may be consulted at the Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine, Harvard Medical School.

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Contains a short autobiographical sketch of Millie and Christine McCoy (1851-1912), conjoined twins who were born to a family of african-american slaves in North Carolina. Second section contains a detailed report on physiological aspects of the twins' bodies

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Buffalo : Warren, Johnson & Co., 1869.

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32 pages ; 20 cm

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This material has been provided by the Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine, through the Medical Heritage Library. The original may be consulted at the Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine, Harvard Medical School.

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