Anti-Vaccination Society of America
Anti-Vaccination Society of America opposed compulsory smallpox vaccination from the final decades of the 19th century through the 1910s.[1] It was founded in 1879 after a visit to the United States by William Tebb.[2] It published a periodical called Vaccination.[3]
Members
[edit]- William Tebb (1830–1917) inspired the organization.[4]
- L.H. Piehn of Nora Springs, Iowa. He was a banker and his daughter died of sepsis after the smallpox vaccine in 1894.
- Montague Leverson of New York City.[4]
- Weyprecht of New York City in 1895.[4]
- Frank D. Blue of Terre Haute, Indiana was secretary in 1899.[4]
- Porter F. Cope (1869–1950) was the secretary.[5]
- E. C. Townsend of New York City was assistant secretary for the Eastern States. He was the publisher of Anti-Vaccination News.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Karie Youngdahl (March 8, 2012). "The Anti-Vaccination Society of America". College of Physicians of Philadelphia. Archived from the original on 2015-03-02. Retrieved 2015-02-11.
- ^ "History of Anti-vaccination Movements". College of Physicians of Philadelphia. March 8, 2012. Retrieved 2015-02-11.
- ^ "The Anti-Vaccination Society of America: Correspondence | History of Vaccines". Archived from the original on 2019-01-23. Retrieved 2019-02-14.
- ^ a b c d e "Biographical Memoir of William Tebb". The Homeopathic Physician. 1899. p. 407.
- ^ "Porter F. Cope, 81, Author And Editor". The New York Times. December 21, 1950. Retrieved 2015-02-11.