The True Scandal of Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound
From Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford
Published 4/14/2023
From Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford
Published 4/14/2023
It could cure any 'female ailment' - even cancer - said the adverts. But Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound was, in fact, just a concoction of herbs and alcohol of no proven medicinal merit. That didn't stop desperate American women from buying bottles of the stuff - and writing to Lydia Pinkham…
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