This book contains the handwritten notes of Mary Elizabeth Graham as she took classes in obstetrics and nursing in Salt Lake City between 1892-1894. Included are such topics: Natural Signs of Pregnancy, Misscarage (sic), Labor and Confinement, In Case of Twins, Puerperal Septicamia, Puberty and Menstruation, and even "How early is it proper to instruct our boys and girls concerning the natural laws by which they as physical beings should be governed." Also included as the final pages of the book are transcriptions of two patriarchial blessings given to Mary; the first from Charles W. Hyde in 1875, and the second by Lorenzo Hill Hatch in 1895.
Mary Elizabeth was one of the first white children born in Millville, Utah, to Frederick Yeates and Sarah Webb Yeates. In March of 1884 she married Robert James Graham. They had two daughters together. After the passing of her husband in January off 1887, she left her children with her mother in 1892 and took courses in obstetrics and nursing in Salt Lake City. Her notes from this period are documented in this journal.
She returned to Millville and became a midwife, helping to deliver many children. In December of 1902, she married Hyrum Smith Hulse.
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This item was purchased from Ken Sanders Rare Books in 2024