In a new article by Joseph Fitchett and David Heymann, the 19th century anti-smallpox vaccination movement in Britain is explored.  The authors show vividly the principles behind anti-vaccination societies through the use of primary documents and illustrated by marginalia deriding Edward Jenner's work.  In a modern time in which anti-vaccination movements are just as prominent, it is important to understand how current movements differed from these early movements in England.  Read more in the article here.