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 three letters to MUM about the ingredients of her
Compound, and one about the lyrics of an
English
pop song, Lily the
Pink, (and
parody of "Yes,
We Have No Bananas" from an American newspaper)
about her.
Booklets
menstrual hygiene companies made for girls,
women and teachers - patent
medicine - a list
of books and articles about menstruation - videos
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The Museum of Menstruation and Women's
Health
Booklet
Practical Cooking Recipes (1925,
Pinkham Medicine Co., U.S.A.)
I thank the donor!
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Below:
Inside
front cover.
I derived the booklet's
date from "We have been
making and improving this
medicine for 50 years . . .
." The company started in
1875; that would mean this appeared
in 1925.
Critics had early
questioned the testimonials
for the Pinkham medicines,
which encouraged the company
to keep written records with
names and addresses.
"[B]y the most scientific
process": even in the
twenties I doubt that the
company's manufacturing
process was cutting edge.
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