To Inoculate or Not to Inoculate?: The Debate and the Smallpox Epidemic of Boston in 1721

Authors

Shawn Buhr, Illinois Wesleyan University

Abstract

This article discusses the controversy over inoculating people with smallpox, particularly the way religious leaders formed both sides of the debate.

Recommended Citation

Buhr, Shawn (2000) "To Inoculate or Not to Inoculate?: The Debate and the Smallpox Epidemic of Boston in 1721," Constructing the Past: Vol. 1: Iss. 1, Article 8.
Available at: https://digitalcommons.iwu.edu/constructing/vol1/iss1/8