Lydia Estes Pinkham (1819 - 1883) was a patent medicine manufacturer and businesswoman. A resident of Lynn, Massachusetts, Lydia Pinkham first began developing home remedies after the near bankruptcy of her husband. Mass marketed from 1875 on, Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound was one of the best known patent medicines of the 19th century. Descendants of this product are still available today. Wikipedia
The 20th-century Mrs. Pinkham who "wrote" the letters was one of a staff of women authorized to do so by another Mrs. Pinkham in the family. www.mum.org/pinklttr.htm
This site celebrates four centuries of achievements of women and women's organizations in relation to the city of Salem, Massachusetts. www.swht.org/site09.htm
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The definitive Wikipedia entry for Lydia Pinkham. Wikipedia is the biggest multilingual free-content encyclopedia on the Internet. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lydia_Pinkham
LydiaPinkham.org provides world news aobut women's issues, hormone replacement therapy and dietary supplements for premenstrual syndrome, menstrual cramps and hot flashes. Lydiapinkham.org
In 1873, Lydia founded the Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Company in order to market a herbal medicine, Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, that she had developed to treat the medical problems of her female friends and family members. ocp.hul.harvard.edu/ww/people_pinkham.html
