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Title: Treatise on the Diseases of Women

Note: Reading ease score: 71.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.

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Summary: "Treatise on the Diseases of Women" by Lydia Estes Pinkham is a scientific publication written in the early 20th century. This work focuses on women's health, exploring various diseases and conditions specifically affecting women, alongside remedies and treatments proposed by the author, including her well-known Vegetable Compound. The opening of the treatise introduces the premise that only women can truly understand the unique pains and ailments that other women experience, emphasizing the importance of experience over mere book knowledge in addressing female health issues. Pinkham establishes her credibility by sharing her personal journey to create remedies that alleviate these specific health concerns after witnessing the suffering of women around her. The text highlights the necessity for women to confide in one another about sensitive health matters, stressing her commitment to maintaining the confidentiality of the correspondence she receives from women seeking advice. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Author: Pinkham, Lydia Estes, 1819-1883

EBook No.: 29612

Published: Aug 5, 2009

Downloads: 117

Language: English

Subject: Women -- Health and hygiene

Subject: Patent medicines

Subject: Women -- Diseases

LoCC: Medicine: Gynecology and obstetrics

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.

This edition has images.

Title: Treatise on the Diseases of Women

Note: Reading ease score: 71.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.

Credits: Produced by Bryan Ness, Stephanie Eason, and the Online
Distributed Proofreading Team at https: //www.pgdp.net.

Summary: "Treatise on the Diseases of Women" by Lydia Estes Pinkham is a scientific publication written in the early 20th century. This work focuses on women's health, exploring various diseases and conditions specifically affecting women, alongside remedies and treatments proposed by the author, including her well-known Vegetable Compound. The opening of the treatise introduces the premise that only women can truly understand the unique pains and ailments that other women experience, emphasizing the importance of experience over mere book knowledge in addressing female health issues. Pinkham establishes her credibility by sharing her personal journey to create remedies that alleviate these specific health concerns after witnessing the suffering of women around her. The text highlights the necessity for women to confide in one another about sensitive health matters, stressing her commitment to maintaining the confidentiality of the correspondence she receives from women seeking advice. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Author: Pinkham, Lydia Estes, 1819-1883

EBook No.: 29612

Published: Aug 5, 2009

Downloads: 117

Language: English

Subject: Women -- Health and hygiene

Subject: Patent medicines

Subject: Women -- Diseases

LoCC: Medicine: Gynecology and obstetrics

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.