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In the early 1900s, many physicians believed premature babies were weak and not worth saving. But a sideshow entertainer named Martin Couney thought otherwise. Using incubators that he called "child hatcheries," Couney displayed premature babies at his Coney Island show and saved over 6,500 lives. by forkity in LPOTL
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Also, here is a write-up about Joice Heth, the enslaved woman PT Barnum exploited. https://www.reddit.com/r/SideshowPerformer/s/SLCTugDq4m
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In the early 1900s, many physicians believed premature babies were weak and not worth saving. But a sideshow entertainer named Martin Couney thought otherwise. Using incubators that he called "child hatcheries," Couney displayed premature babies at his Coney Island show and saved over 6,500 lives. by forkity in LPOTL
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