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Facts Connected with the Life of James Carey

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Content warning: This item includes extremely dehumanizing language and visual depictions of intersex people and bodies. This item documents a post-mortem investigation of intersex person James Carrey conducted at the request of University of Pennsylvania faculty. The document includes a brief account of Carrey's medical condition, life story, and detailed anatomical lithographs of his genitals. The study is informed by anti-intersex, ableist, and anti-Irish racial anxieties.

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Identifier
v692t656q
Collection
Academic Papers and Publications
Institution
American Antiquarian Society
Creator(s)
Akin, James
Contributor(s)
Paxson, S.W.
Wilson, Isaac
Sunderland, Jacob
Chandler, George
King, Henry G.
Hickman, John J.
Glenat, Mary
Glenat Joseph
Deschamps, Edward
Fraley, W.W.
Quintin, Thomas
Date Issued
1839
Genre
Pamphlets
Subject(s)
James Carey
University of Pennsylvania
Places
Pennsylvania > Philadelphia County > City of Philadelphia > Philadelphia
New Jersey
Topic(s)
Intersex
Medicalization
Resource Type
Text
Language
English
Related URL
https://gigi.mwa.org/imagearchive/filename/223184_
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