Special Report: A Filipino woman came to the 1904 World’s Fair to be exhibited. When she died, a Smithsonian curator likely took part of her brain.

This illustrated investigation tells the story of Maura, her journey from the Philippines to the United States, and her death. With artwork by Ren Galeno, the narrative broadens to explore the experiences of Filipinos at the fair as well as the 255 human brains still stored by the Smithsonian today. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

Sign up for alerts Post investigations, major projects and important reads   Special Report Aug. 20, 10:53 a.m. EDT A Filipino woman came to the 1904 World's Fair to be exhibited. When she died, a Smithsonian curator likely took part of her brain. This illustrated investigation tells the story of Maura, her journey from the Philippines to the United States, and her death. With artwork by Ren Galeno, the narrative broadens to explore the experiences of Filipinos at the fair as well as the 255 human brains still stored by the Smithsonian today. Read more   Advertisement

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