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11h 58min, may 16, 1721 y - Lady Mary Montagu

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Mary Montagu traveled to Asia where she saw variolation in action. When she returned to Europe she inoculated infants and prisoners, and then they were deliberately exposed to smallpox. When they didn't contract the disease, many royals in Europe participated in variolation.

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11h 58min, may 16, 1721 y
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~ 305 years ago