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Anna Pierce Hobbs Bixby, born Anna Pierce (1812–1873), was a midwife, herbologist, and frontier doctor in southern Illinois.〔 Citing Kelly A. Cichy, Women Meet the Challenge in Southern Illinois History; Lowell A. Dearinger, "Dr. Anna and the Milksick," ''Outdoor Illinois'' (March 1967); Lowell A. Dearinger, "Free-Fer-Alls and Cornbread," Outdoor Illinois (October 1963); William D. Snivelyand Louanna Furbee, "Discoverer of the Cause of Milk Sickness," Journal of the American Medical Association (June 1966)."〕 She discovered that white snakeroot, (''Ageratina altissima'') contains a toxin. When cattle consume the plant, their meat and milk become contaminated and cause the sometimes fatal condition milk sickness. One of the most notable and tragic cases of the "milk sickness," was that of Nancy Hanks Lincoln, the mother of Abraham Lincoln, who died at 34 years old in 1818. ==Early life== Anna was the daughter of farmers, who had moved from Philadelphia and settled in Southeastern Illinois, close to the what would become the village of Rock Creek. After finishing school, Anna travelled to Philadelphia to train in midwifery and dentistry, but on her return to Illinois she became the only physician in her county, and consequently, a general practitioner for her community. Others claimed, she was a midwife, from Tennessee, married to her first husband, Isaac Hobbs. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Anna Pierce Hobbs Bixby」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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