Ashley Rose Young recently opened an exhibit, “A Delicate Balance: Understanding the Four Humors”, located in the Josiah Charles Trent History of Medicine Room at the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library. The exhibit details the medical philosophy of the four humors in which every person has a unique humoral composition that shapes her behavior, appearance, and interactions with the broader world.
Young recently published a blog post providing a glimpse into the fascinating world of the four humors, which you can find here. She conducted research for this exhibit while the Research Services Graduate Intern at the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library. She is currently the Business History Graduate Intern at the John W. Hartman Center for Sales, Advertising & Market History.
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