Anatomy, inscribed by Palmer, the "First Lady of Chiropractic"to Valeska Surratt, famed "vampire" actress.
Iowa: Palmer School of Chiropractic, 1919. Second edition. Hardcover book. A brilliant presentation copy that emphasizes women's power, a signed presentation copy by the "First Lady of Chiropractic" to the fiery queen of screen vampires.
Inscribed on the ffep "For my dear Valeska Surratt with love and all good wishes, Mabel H. Palmer". Surratt was a groundbreaking "vampire" of stage and screen. The Vamps or "vampires" were the female actors that paved the way for the flapper in the 1910s-20s and, in many ways, they were an extension of something exciting brewing in America. The battle for Women's Rights was gaining momentum. One by one, states began granting women suffrage. In 1913, the Women's Suffrage Parade marched on Washington, D.C. and the years following saw the first woman ever to serve in the national legislature. America was starting to see women as a force to be reckoned with - and that's where the vampires come in. The entertainment industry was open to testing-out stronger female personas, and they did so on a far-reaching platform. Actor Theda Bara’s 1915 film "A Fool There Was" introduced viewers to a dominant female character, and a number in the Ziegfeld Follies called “The Vampire” started popularizing a term for a new breed of woman who burned fast and bright in the big city, doing as she pleased, known as a “vamp” or “vampire” (i.e. strong-willed, cunning, and sexually autonomous).*
Mabel Heath Palmer [1885 - 1949] was the first female chiropractor, author of the first anatomy textbook for chiropractic students, and founder of Sigma Phi Chi, the world's first chiropractic sorority. "[A]s in the first edition...the original principle..is to give the Chiropractic profession an anatomy that will be used, not only by the student to make the study of anatomy more interesting and simplified, but that the practitioner in the field may find it a valuable reference in his daily work."
Roy. 8vo, 569pp, illustrations. Inscribed on the ffep. Publisher's green cloth, flowered and cross-hatched endpapers, previous owner "Holub" on the inside front board. Very good condition.
*With credit to the informative website messnessychic dot com. Overall very good condition. Item #29182
Price: $1,250.00