The Healer on Middle Drive: Dr. Rachel Swain and the Swain Sanitorium
Hosted by Indianapolis Public LibraryHear the story of Dr. Rachel Swain and her contributions to alternative and preventive medicine in late 19th- and early 20th-century Indianapolis.
Event Details
Lois DeHoff, former Indiana public school educator and current instructional librarian at Ivy Tech Community College, will present an online lecture on Dr. Rachel Swain (1835–1919) and her contributions to alternative and preventive medicine in late 19th- and early 20th-century Indianapolis. By exploring her background and the sanitoriums she operated, we’ll see how her emphasis on nutrition, environment, and gentle therapies reflected both the spirit of her time and ideas that feel remarkably modern today. Her work offers an early example of efforts to treat the whole person rather than just the disease.
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Note that the program takes place online..
For more information, contact Montoya Barker at mbarker@indypl.org or call the library at 317.275.4100.
This program is presented as part of the Indianapolis Public Library’s Culture, History, and Society series, which received support from an Indiana Humanities Mini-Grant.