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The Soap Lady is excited that it's Friday. Looking for a good weekend activity? Head to the Mütter Museum and check out our brand new exhibits, "Vesalius on the Verge: The Book
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The "Soap Woman" mummy is on display at the Mutter Museum of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The "Soap Woman" is the body of a woman who died sometime in
![Prof. Gerald Conlogue, of the Mutter Museum, prepares the "Soap Lady" for an X-ray, May 8, 2008, at the College of Physicians of Philadelphia. (Photo by John Costello/Philadelphia Inquirer/MCT/Sipa USA Stock Photo - Prof. Gerald Conlogue, of the Mutter Museum, prepares the "Soap Lady" for an X-ray, May 8, 2008, at the College of Physicians of Philadelphia. (Photo by John Costello/Philadelphia Inquirer/MCT/Sipa USA Stock Photo -](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2F13W58/prof-gerald-conlogue-of-the-mutter-museum-prepares-the-soap-lady-for-an-x-ray-may-8-2008-at-the-college-of-physicians-of-philadelphia-photo-by-john-costellophiladelphia-inquirermctsipa-usa-2F13W58.jpg)
Prof. Gerald Conlogue, of the Mutter Museum, prepares the "Soap Lady" for an X-ray, May 8, 2008, at the College of Physicians of Philadelphia. (Photo by John Costello/Philadelphia Inquirer/MCT/Sipa USA Stock Photo -
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