Missouri’s Mad Doctor: Mark Twain, Joseph McDowell, & 19th Century Body Snatching – Owensville
This program contains graphic content that may not be suitable for all audiences.
Nineteenth-century medical educators needed human bodies for their students to practice on, but that was illegal.
Enter Dr. Joseph McDowell, Missouri’s foremost medical educator... and body snatcher. Join us for a night of discussion with Missouri Humanities Speaker Dr. Kenneth Winn as he digs into the history of grave robbing, and why Mark Twain found McDowell amusing and brilliant.
RSVP today!
This program contains graphic content that may not be suitable for all audiences.
Nineteenth-century medical educators needed human bodies for their students to practice on, but that was illegal.
Enter Dr. Joseph McDowell, Missouri’s foremost medical educator… and body snatcher. Join us for a night of discussion with Missouri Humanities Speaker Dr. Kenneth Winn as he digs into the history of grave robbing, and why Mark Twain found McDowell amusing and brilliant.
RSVP today!
