the phase of the inoculation process in which they had a mild case of the disease. The other cause for controversy was that religiously, inoculation was viewed as interference with God's plans. When Lady Mary heard the doubts people had about the inoculation process, she pushed her cause even harder, by writing letters to newspapers, visiting those who were recovering from the inoculation, and encouraging doctors to keep on giving it. I am sad to report that Marston Hodgin did not survive through his bout with smallpox. He, like 60 million other Europeans in the 17th century died from this awful illness. However, the smallpox dynasty, if you will, is over. A man named Edward Jenner invented the first vaccine to combat this virus, and because of Jenner, his inventions, and others like them, smallpox and hundreds of other once terminal illnesses are no longer a threat to society. Though Lady Mary Wortley did not invent the vaccination, or the inoculation process, she is largely responsible for the progress of them. Jenner invented the vaccination because his inoculation was performed by an inexperienced doctor, and Jenner wanted there to be a more reliable method of preventing the plague. If Lady Mary had not pushed the inoculation as she did, Jenner would have not have had an inoculation, and the world would very likely still be without vaccinations. ...
