UVA History of Childhood, Parenting, and Family Building-addition 83 Ephemera related to Women's Reproductive Health
Content Description
This addition to MSS 16758, The University of Virginia Collection on the History of Childhood, Parenting, and Family Building, contains ephemera related to women's reproductive health, including two extendable calendars to help track menstrual cycles and fertilirty windows from 1936 and 1955, an advertisement from the 1880s for a "special treatment" to make childbirth painless, and an advertisment from the 1860s for a lecture by a Doctor Bolles for "a chaste, scientific, and instructive lecture to the Ladies only on the constitution and diseases of women."
Acquisition Type
Purchase
Provenance
Purchased from Caroliniana, 6 August 2025.
Language of Description
English
Restrictions Apply
No
Use Restrictions
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Dates
- Creation: c. 1860-1955
Full Extent
.04 Cubic Feet (1 legal folder)
Language of Materials
English
Metadata Rights Declarations
- License: This record is made available under an Universal 1.0 Public Domain Dedication Creative Commons license. The Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library of the University of Virginia makes its bibliographic records and the metadata contained therein available for public use under the CC0 1.0 Public Domain Designation.
Inventory
4 items