Codman-Butterfield papers, 1834-1910.

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Codman-Butterfield papers, 1834-1910.

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Papers of Rebecca Codman Butterfield and her parents Rebecca B. and John Codman. Included in Rebecca B. Codman's papers is a letter from her husband and the records of the Ladies Physiological Society (1837-[1840]), of which she was a member. The Society promoted awareness and sponsored lectures on women's anatomy and health issues, often delivered by women. Among the topics dicussed in the records are Sylvester Graham's "vegetable system," possibly one of the first mentions of vegetarianism, and smallpox. (Cont'd) Rebecca Butterfield's papers contain slightly different ms. and typescript versions of her reminiscences of Brook Farm, a utopian agricultural community in West Roxbury, Mass. where her parents were members during her youth. The piece, probably written in the 1890s, describes daily life, activities, setting, and philosophy, particularly following the introduction of Fourierism and the renaming of the community to Brook Farm Phalanx. Also included are a few miscellaneous poems by Rebecca Butterfield.

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Codman, Rebecca B., b. 1798.

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Brook Farm Phalanx (West Roxbury, Boston, Mass.)

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Brook Farm was founded by George Ripley in 1841 as a cooperative community based on a transcendental utopian model. In 1844, it began to run on a model inspired by Charles Fourier and in 1845 officially declared itself a Fourierist Phalanx. From the description of Account book : manuscript, 1844-1845 and undated. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 612823101 ...

Ladies Physiological Society (Boston, Mass.)

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Codman, John, b. 1794.

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Graham, Sylvester, 1794-1851

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Sylvester Graham (1794-1851) was born in West Suffield, Conn., and died in Northampton, Mass. In 1830, he was made general agent for the Pennsylvania Temperance Society, and in 1830-1831 he toured the Atlantic Coast delivering lectures on physiology and diet. He advocated whole wheat bread, fresh fruits and vegetables, cold showers, open windows, and hard mattresses. Graham continued lecturing and writing about these subjects until his death. His works include: A Lecture on Epidemic Diseases... ...

Butterfield, Rebecca Codman, approximately 1825-

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