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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | The married woman’s private medical companion |
| Reference | 111511.D |
| Library | The Library Company of Philadelphia |
| Date | 1847 |
| Author | Mauriceau, A. M. |
| Place of Creation | New York |
| Description | A.M Mauriceau [pseud., i.e. Madame Restell?]. Madame Restell was the most notorious abortionist in New York, and this widely distributed book was essentially an advertisement for her services, as well as for contraceptive devices sold through the mail by her husband. |
| Document Type | Printed Book |
| Theme(s) | Women's Health |
| Keywords | menstruation, pregnancy, medicine, diseases, miscarriage, abortion, infertility, sterility, cure, pain, childbirth, inflammation, palpitation, weakness, children |
| Parts of the Body | reproductive organs, breasts |
| Additional Information | "In 1847, while [the New York abortionist Madame] Restell [i.e. Ann Lohman] was in prison, either her husband [Charles R Lohman] or Joseph F Trow, her brother, or both went into the reproductive control business using the alias 'Dr. A M Mauriceau'". (Janet F Brodie, 'Conception and abortion in nineteenth century America', Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 1994. p.231.) In addition to contraceptive devices, Mauriceau cautiously advertises his services as an abortionist. |
| Note | Please note that some of the metadata for this document has been drawn from the Library Company of Philadelphia’s catalogue, and 'An Annotated Catalogue of the Edward C. Atwater Collection of American Popular Medicine and Health Reform', compiled by Christopher Hoolihan. |
| Copyright | The Library Company of Philadelphia |