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Ad recruiting for the anti-vaccination society of America, promoting the "pure body Mother Nature gave."
Anti-Vaccination Society of America advertisement (1902).

Anti-Vaccination Society of America founded.

Date: 1879

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Anti-Vaccination Society of America advertisement (1902).

The society is formed in response to smallpox vaccine campaigns that take place across the U.S. in the attempt to eradicate smallpox.