The Alexanders

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omen andedicine

Whether it was thefirst licensed female

medical practitioner,in South or

19th century,,Gynecology Charlotte

.had it

The Alexanders.Drs John and Annie Alexander

-were a father daughterdoctor pair who practicedmedicine in Charlotte in the

19thand early 20th .century.Dr John Alexander started

practicing medicine before.the Civil War The

Secretary of War of theConfederate States of

America appointed JohnAlexander as an Assistant

.Surgeon and then Surgeon AsJohn Alexander was

,practicing medicine a female.patient came to him for help

,Unfortunately she came too.late The Victorian ideals

of modesty prevented herfrom going to a male doctor

.until it was too lateAnnie Alexander served as

.________ during WW1

Dr. Lester W. Hunter was anotherCharlotte physician practicing in the19thcentury. The two books to theright are actually dual copies of thesame book. An American System ofGynecology. Annie Alexander ownedone, and Dr. Hunter the other. Thissuggests that both Dr. A. Alexanderand Dr L. Hunter treated femaletroubles. Dr. Hunter was also Dean ofMecklenburg physicians.

Place DrAlexandes patien

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Slavery and MedicineSince very few slaves

,left written recordsespecially in

,Mecklenburg Countyworking out exactly howslaves received medical

.treatments is tricky: What we do know White

doctors treated white

families and their. slaves Don t forgetabout the diseaseoutbreak in the 19th .c

Jetton receipt

19thCentury MecklenburgCounty Medicine

War and MedicineThere were at least 2 Confederate Surgeons from Charlotte, NC. J.B. Alexander and W.B. Harrell. As surgeons, they were granted spe

Medical Advertisements are by no means a new phenomenon. Check out these medical advertisements from the 19th and 20thcenturies.

Dentistry in Charlotte
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ATTENTION!

Do you have any of the followingailments? If so, Dix Hill can help.Ill HealthIntemperanceHard StudyReligious ExcitementExcessive use of stimulantsSun StrokeFrightDisappointment in LoveMasturbationFamily AfflictionsCongestion of BrainExcessive LactationLoss of PropertyJealousy

If any of these apply to you, pleaseseek our help

~Dix Hill Mental Hospital


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.Proving the pen is mightier than the Sword

I come not to urge personal claims, nor to seek individual

benefits; I appear as the advocate of those who cannotplead their own cause; I come as the friend of those whoare deserted, oppressed, and desolate. In the Providence ofGod, I am the voice of the maniac whose piercing criesfrom the dreary dungeons of your jails penetrate not yourHalls of Legislation. I am the Hope of the poor crazedbeings who pine in the cells, and stalls, and cages, andwaste rooms of your poor-houses. I am the Revelation ofhundreds of wailing, suffering creatures, hidden in yourprivate dwellings, and in pens and cabins--shut out, cut offfrom all healing influences, from all mind-restoring cares.

On the left is one of Dixschildrens books entitled

American moral tales for youngpersons . On the right is herMemorial Soliciting a StateHospital which she used to get ahospital for the insane inRaleigh, North Carolina in themid-1800s.


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A Housewife and her HexagonalHouse


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Godmother of Charlotte Hospitals


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