Elizabeth Barrett Browning's illness deciphered after 150 years
Monday, December 19, 2011 - 11:20
in Health & Medicine
Known for her poetry, letters, love affair and marriage to Robert Browning, Elizabeth Barrett Browning also left a legacy of unanswered questions about her lifelong chronic illness. Now, a Penn State anthropologist, with the aid of her daughter, may have unraveled the mystery.