French periodical pills - Warranted to have the desired effect in all cases

Title

French periodical pills - Warranted to have the desired effect in all cases

Subject

Abortion
Abortions
Advertisements
Birth Control
Boston
Domestic Life
Letterpress Works
Massachusetts
Newspapers
Women

Description

Advertisment by Dr. L. Monroe in the Boston daily times newspaper for "French periodical pills" for regulation of "the monthly turns of females." Advertisement advises that "ladies married should not take them if they have reason to believe they are enciente (sic), as they are sure to produce a miscarriage."

Creator

Boston Daily Times. [Boston, Mass.] : George Roberts, 1845 January 6, p. 4, column 6. (bound volume no. 8256).

Source

American women : a Library of Congress guide for the study of women's history and culture in the United States / edited by Sheridan Harvey ... [et al.]. Washington : Library of Congress, 2001, p. 59.

Publisher

Library of Congress Newspaper and Periodicals Reading Room Washington, D.C. 20540 USA

Date

1845

Rights

No known restrictions on publication.

Format

Advertisements--1840-1850.
Letterpress works--1840-1850.
Newspapers--Massachusetts--Boston--1840-1850.

Type

Newspaper advertisement

Files

02893v.jpg

Citation

Boston Daily Times. [Boston, Mass.] : George Roberts, 1845 January 6, p. 4, column 6. (bound volume no. 8256)., “French periodical pills - Warranted to have the desired effect in all cases,” Sovereign Body History Project , accessed April 19, 2024, https://sovereignbodyhistoryproject.omeka.net/items/show/2.