#  Old North Speaker Series: LECTURE + COMMUNITY CONVERSATION 

 



####  calendar\_today Date and Time 

 **November 13, 2019** 

 06:30PM - 07:30PM EST 

####  pin\_drop Location 

 **Old North Church & Historic Site, 193 Salem St, Boston**  



 

 



 

   ![David Jones](/sites/g/files/omnuum9516/files/styles/hwp_1_1__360x360_scale/public/hos/files/jones-2018.jpg?itok=joqpbW4B) 

 

**Professor David S. Jones** **Professor of the Culture of Medicine  
Faculty of Arts and Sciences and  
the Faculty of Medicine, Harvard**

 **Vaccination Controversies Then and Now: Boston in 1721 and 1901**

 **David Jones**, Ackerman Professor of the [Culture of Medicine at Harvard University](https://ackerman.harvard.edu/) to discuss how Boston tackled smallpox inoculation controversies in 1721 and 1901, followed by a community conversation with **Tegan Kehoe** of the [Museum of Medical History and Innovation](https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.massgeneral.org_museum&d=DwMFaQ&c=WO-RGvefibhHBZq3fL85hQ&r=o6FQ_3D5fQmeqYvzXCgCp5Uvzntzb950vaxOOVbWlo0&m=_Ys99OWU098Q7pbqY3zg7SAD6xz0PDWyDbT3QCQ1c2w&s=zCmCdQX8XLAemNIgiouDtFwhFVo6y2AIIoQu37Oslts&e=) that reviews how these historical narratives can provide perspective on modern vaccination controversies and suggest possible ways to navigate this ongoing debate.

 *(refreshments served)*



 

 



 

 

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