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
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.
Letterpress works--1840-1850.
Newspapers--Massachusetts--Boston--1840-1850.
Type
Newspaper advertisement
Files
Collection
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.