Table of Contents

List of Illustrations
Acknowledgments
Abbreviations
Introduction
Vaccination in the Nineteenth-Century America
Problems with Vaccination in the Nineteenth Century
The 1901-2 Smallpox Epidemic in Boston and Cambridge
The Hazards of Vaccination in 1901-2
Massachusetts Antivaccinationists
Immanuel Pfeiffer versus the Boston Board of Health
The 1902 Campaign to Amend the Compulsory Vaccination Laws
Criminal Prosecution of the Antivaccinationists
Jacobson v. Massuchusetts
Conclusion
Appendix A: Boston Health Department Vaccinations, 1872-1900
Appendix B: Voting Records for Samuel Durgin's Vaccination Bill before the Massachusetts State Senate
Notes
Bibliography
Index

Reviews

[An] important new book. [It] offers a lucid and stimulating portrait.
*HISTORY*

Contains a wealth of information.
*ISIS JOURNAL*

The Antivaccine Heresy stands out among the handful of other books on the history of vaccination in the United States in its comprehensive treatment of the subject, its coverage of the topic prior to 1900 and at the turn of the twentieth century, and in the number and variety of resources it draws upon. It is a major accomplishment and a valuable, highly important contribution to the history of medicine and public health...
*H-DISABILITY (H-NET REVIEWS)*

The book is a notable contribution to the history of public health in America and the history of science at large. Its most distinctive feature is Walloch's in-depth assessment of the antivaccinationists, who for so long had been noted only in passing by historians of medicine.
*PULSE*

One of the best history books ever written about American vaccination politics and policies, The Antivaccine Heresy will have a significant audience among medical historians, scholars of public health, and citizens concerned about similar issues today. Walloch's research is stunningly thorough; her interpretations challenging, insightful, and compelling; and her stories are fascinating. This work is truly pioneering and may well change not only the way history books are written but also the way that vaccinologists write about the smallpox vaccine.
*Robert Johnston, editor of The Politics of Healing*