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A 300-Year-Old Tale Of One Woman's Quest To Stop A Deadly Virus

Lady Mary Wortley Montagu learned of a way to stop smallpox from women in the Ottoman Empire in the early 18th century. Trying to persuade her country to do the same proved tricky. (Universal Images Group via Getty)
Lady Mary Wortley Montagu learned of a way to stop smallpox from women in the Ottoman Empire in the early 18th century. Trying to persuade her country to do the same proved tricky. (Universal Images Group via Getty)

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