Madame Blavatsky has a significant Philadelphia connection:
She lived in Philadelphia in 1875, where she resided at 3420 Sansom Street, now home of the White Dog Cafe.[12]While living on Sansom Street, Madame Blavatsky became ill with an infected leg. She claimed to have undergone a "transformation" during her illness which inspired her to found the Theosophical Society. In a letter dated June 12, 1875, she described her recovery, explaining that she dismissed the doctors and surgeons who threatened amputation. She is quoted as saying "Fancy my leg going to the spirit land before me!" and had a white dog sleep across her leg by night
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