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The phrenology of abolitionist Paulina Wright Davis and John Pierpont...
The phrenology of abolitionist Paulina Wright Davis and John Pierpont...
Item # 691008
July 01, 1853
AMERICAN PHRENOLOGICAL JOURNAL, New York, July, 1853 Phrenology is a theory stating that the personality traits of a person can be derived from the shape of the skull. Although holding no validity today, it was a popular science in the mid-19th century and this periodical focused on it.
Inside has an article: "The Natural History of Man" which includes 5 prints of various types of skulls. Also: "The Woolly-Haired Tropical Type" with a print as well. Other prints as seen in the photos.
Also a print of "Paulina Wright Davis" with a lengthy phrenological biography of her. Davis was was an American abolitionist, suffragist, and educator. She was one of the founders of the New England Woman Suffrage Association.
Also a print of "John Pierpont" with his "Physiological & Phrenological Character". Pierpont was an American poet who was also successively a teacher, lawyer, merchant, and Unitarian minister. His most famous poem is The Airs of Palestine. He was the grandfather of J.P. Morgan.
Complete in 24 pages, 9 by 11 1/4 inches, very nice condition.
Category: Post-Civil War
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