See Dr. Grace Feder Thompson's letter
appealing for patients, and Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound patent medicine.
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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Orange Blossom
medicine for "all female diseases": headaches,
stomach ills,
insomnia, depression, cancer, tumors,
constipation, women's diseases, flatulence,
fertility, menstruation, hemorrhoids, etc.
Prepared by J. A. McGill, M.D., &
Co., Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.
Promotional
booklet, 1885
SarahAnne Hazlewood generously
donated this material to the
museum
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Below:
Pages 4 & 5 (numerals missing)
attached.
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Below:
Page 4. "Chicken's gizzard" in
the bold text in the bold text in the
center.
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Below:
Page 5.
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