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Garrison passed her girlhood becoming skillful in domestic pursuits. For many years, she enjoyed finding a quiet nook and reading a book. Until fourteen years of age, the district school furnished her with an education. She then entered the Dixon
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Garrison's writings were highly valued and widely quoted in the medical journals of the day, with the periodicals of New York, Philadelphia, Boston, Richard, Virginia, and other large cities welcoming her contributions. Among her more prominent productions was a paper on
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Garrison was born on a farm in Dixon, Illinois, on
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land. He built a two story and basement brick house facing the spring.
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