{"title":"A Woman Physician at the Salpêtrière: A First-Hand Account by the American Homeopath Stella Hunt (1860-1925).","authors":"Francesco Brigo","doi":"10.1159/000548474","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This article examines a rare 1894 letter by American homeopath Stella Hunt (1860-1925), recounting her 1892 visit to Jean-Martin Charcot's clinics at the Salpêtrière Hospital in Paris. As one of the few female physicians of her time, Hunt offers a unique perspective on Charcot's teaching, the clinical environment, and the reception of women in French medical institutions. The article also provides biographical insights into Hunt's career and explores the intersections between homeopathy and neurology at the close of the 19th century.</p>","PeriodicalId":12065,"journal":{"name":"European Neurology","volume":" ","pages":"1-8"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4000,"publicationDate":"2025-09-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"European Neurology","FirstCategoryId":"3","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1159/000548474","RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q3","JCRName":"CLINICAL NEUROLOGY","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
This article examines a rare 1894 letter by American homeopath Stella Hunt (1860-1925), recounting her 1892 visit to Jean-Martin Charcot's clinics at the Salpêtrière Hospital in Paris. As one of the few female physicians of her time, Hunt offers a unique perspective on Charcot's teaching, the clinical environment, and the reception of women in French medical institutions. The article also provides biographical insights into Hunt's career and explores the intersections between homeopathy and neurology at the close of the 19th century.
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''European Neurology'' publishes original papers, reviews and letters to the editor. Papers presented in this journal cover clinical aspects of diseases of the nervous system and muscles, as well as their neuropathological, biochemical, and electrophysiological basis. New diagnostic probes, pharmacological and surgical treatments are evaluated from clinical evidence and basic investigative studies. The journal also features original works and reviews on the history of neurology.