Life, 1912-03-28 · page 35 of 50
Life — March 28, 1912 — page 35: what you’re looking at
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This page features a news story about **George H. Michels of Passaic, New Jersey, refusing to vaccinate his 11-year-old daughter Dorothy against smallpox**. Michels, a Board of Health member, defies the school board's vaccination requirement, claiming his family suffered harm from inoculation (his father died of smallpox despite vaccination; his sister became disabled). He faces prosecution and has secured legal counsel, backed by anti-vaccination activists and the "League for Medical Freedom." The article presents Michels as heroically resisting government overreach, framing him as having "Courage" (the headline). However, modern readers should recognize this reflects an anti-vaccination position that public health authorities rejected—vaccination protects communities, not just individuals. The remainder of the page contains period advertisements (Gillette razors, jewelry, furniture) unrelated to the story.
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