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Sally Mapp
Sally Mapp | |
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 1819 etching of Mapp by George Cruikshank. Mapp holds a bone in reference to her career as a bonesetter. | |
| Born | Sally Wallin |
| Baptised | 1706 |
| Died | 1737 |
| Nationality | English |
| Other names | Crazy Sally |
| Occupation | bonesetter |
| Spouse |
Hill Mapp (m. 1736–1736) |
| Parents |
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| Family | Lavinia Fenton (sister) |
Sarah "Crazy Sally" Mapp (baptised 1706 – 1737) was an English lay bonesetter, who gained fame both by performing impressive bone-setting acts in Epsom and London, and by being a woman in a male-dominated profession.[1] Bone-setting was a medical practice used to manipulate and fix musculoskeletal injuries using manual force.[2] Mapp grew up in Wiltshire, England, and learned about the practice from her father, who was also a bone-setter.[3] She frequently fixed horse racing injuries, but her most famous case was fixing the spinal deformity of Sir Hans Sloane's niece.[3]
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
Epsom And Ewellwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Heery, Michael (2010). "Neglected practitioners: the bonesetters of early modern England" (PDF). The Local Historian. 40: 126–136.
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
ADWrightwas invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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