YOUR
remedies for menstrual period pain and
problems. See more remedies here.
A discussion
of the letter testimonials, and their
authenticity, of the Pinkham company (in a
discussion of a Pursettes ad with a letter
testimonial)
See two letters to MUM about
the ingredients of
her Compound, and one about the lyrics
of an English
pop song, Lily
the Pink, about her.
Other amazing
women: Nelli Bly, Dr. Marie Stopes, Dr. Grace
Feder Thompson
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The Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co.,
maker of medicine for headaches,
constipation, menopause, insomnia,
depression, cancer, tumors, women's
diseases,
flatulence, menstruation, fertility,
douches, kidneys, etc.:
"Stretching Your
Dollar"
Complete pamphlet
Below:
P.18. Speaking of
Baltimore - the first and
last testimonials
originated there - when I
was going to college in
that city many years ago a
druggist told me ladies
above a certain age
bought patent medicine
for the alcohol because
it wouldn't have been
proper for them to visit
a liquor store.
The liquid (and original)
version of Mrs. Pinkham's
vegetable compound
contained more
alcohol than wine.
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Below:
P.19
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The
Schlesinger Library, of the
Radcliffe Institute for Advanced
Study, part of Harvard
University, has probably
the largest
collection of material
about the Pinkham enterprise, the
records of the Lydia E. Pinkham
Medicine Company.
Part of the donation of
SarahAnne Hazelwood to this
museum, much of it patent medicine
and old medical equipment, was a
very interesting biography and
study of Mrs. Pinkham's business,
Female
Complaints: Lydia Pinkham and
the Business of Women's Medicine,
by Sarah Stage.
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2008 Harry Finley. It is illegal
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