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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Woman and her diseases, from the cradle to the grave :adapted exclusively to her instruction in the physiology of her system, and all the diseases of her critical periods |
| Reference | 104821.D |
| Library | The Library Company of Philadelphia |
| Collection | Woloson |
| Date | c. 1866 |
| Author | Dixon, Edward H. |
| Publisher / Printer / Lithographer | John E. Potter and Company |
| Place of Creation | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Document Type | Printed Book |
| Theme(s) | Physiology; Women's Health; General Cures |
| Keywords | children, edema, menstruation, symptoms, medicine, physician, exhaustion, food, diet, exercise, scrofula, weakness, puberty, pain, disease, air, pain, cure, blood, menopause, leucorrhoea, baths, hysteria, prolapse, constipation, fistula, piles, inflammation, abortion, cancer, tumour, pregnancy, miscarriage, vomiting, nerves, convulsions |
| Parts of the Body | brain, reproductive organs, eyes, liver, lungs, urinary organs, digestive organs, breasts, nervous system |
| Additional Information | Women and her diseases' was first published in New York in 1846. Its popularity and influence are testified by the publication of ten editions over a period of twenty years. |
| 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 |