"Young Democracy."

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Description

Title
"Young Democracy."
Creator
From the Collection: Hansen, Bert, 1944-
Contributor
From the Collection: Gillam, Bernhard, 1856-1896
From the Collection: Graetz, F. (Friedrich), approximately 1840-approximately 1913
From the Collection: Keppler, Joseph Ferdinand, 1838-1894
From the Collection: Nast, Thomas, 1840-1902
From the Collection: Opper, Frederick Burr, 1857-1937
From the Collection: Rogers, W. A. (William Allen), 1854-1931
From the Collection: Wales, James Albert, 1852-1886
From the Collection: Zimmerman, Eugene, 1862-1935
Published / Created
1881 January 12
Description
Chic (1:18), page 42006, front cover, color. Very rare midwife image. "Young Democracy, Born at Cooper Institute, Tuesday, December 28, 1880. Monthly Nurse.--"Faix but yer a wake little crayture, all as wan as yer dead Mother. There's no sign av thrivin' about ye, at all, at all." In a windowless garret or basement, we see a dead donkey in bed to the left with this nurse holding the baby donkey, giving it a worried, cross-eyed look. Among the medications lying around: Develin plaster, Hancock powder, Bennett boodle, Hewitt's glue, Sun cholera mixture, Tilden Barl-y (sic) sugar. The nurse wears a checkered apron, a white bonnet or kerchief, stockings, and house slippers. Page 2 masthead is dated January 11, 1881, a day earlier than the cover date. "Published every Tuesday." No editorial on the cover, but there is a relevant 16-line verse about it, mentioning John Kelly, Irving, Tammany, and Hewitt. "Monthly nurse" was apparently a common term, often used in classified ads for women seeking positions. Seemingly this distinguished it from a children's nurse and graduate nurses were yet very uncommon. While not slovenly like Sairy Gamp, this figure carries no image of skill or professionalism. Hansen database #4397.
Provenance
Gift of Bert Hansen in multiple accessions between 2015 and 2017.
Extent of Digitization
This object has been completely digitized.
Language
English

Item Location

Repository
Medical Historical Library, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library
Call Number
Ms Coll 67
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Container / Volume
Box 1, folder 3

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Citation
Bert Hansen Collection of Medicine and Public Health in Popular Graphic Art. Historical Library, Harvey Cushing/John Hay Whitney Medical Library, Yale University.

Identifiers

Orbis Record
14740826
Object ID (OID)
32328746

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