Benjamin E. Dawson
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Benjamin Elisha Dawson, M.A.[a 1], M.D.[a 2], (10 July 1852 in MO – 13 February 1922 in TX)[1], from Kansas City, MO, was President of the Eclectic Medical University.
Eclectic medicine was a branch of American medicine which made use of botanical remedies along with other substances and physical therapy practices, popular in the latter half of the 19th and first half of the 20th centuries.[2]
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Circumcision promotion
In 1915, Dawson said that since the clitoral hood is the source of many neuroses, female circumcision is necessary (see publication).
Publications
Dawson BE. Circumcision in the Female: Its Necessity and How to Perform It. American Journal of Clinical Medicine. June 1915; 22(66): 520-3. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
See also
Abbreviations
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Master of Arts
, Wikipedia. Retrieved 14 June 2021. - ↑
Doctor of Medicine
, Wikipedia. Retrieved 14 June 2021. In the United Kingdom, Ireland and some Commonwealth countries, the abbreviation MD is common.
References
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Eclectic medicine
, Wikipedia. Retrieved 19 October 2021.