https://americacomesalive.com/lydia-estes-pinkham-1819-1883-successful-entrepreneur/ Quick Takes and Popular Postings about America's Past Tue, 22 Oct 2024 14:26:52 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://americacomesalive.com/lydia-estes-pinkham-1819-1883-successful-entrepreneur/#comment-210803 Mon, 14 Apr 2014 18:19:30 +0000 http://americacomesalive.com/?p=3245#comment-210803 […] Lydia Estes Pinkham (1819-1883), the first American woman to take women’s health issues seriously.  She created and eventually sold a vegetable tonic that proved helpful with “women’s ills” but more importantly, Pinkham opened a closed door on women’s health issues. Up until this time, women mainly relied on friends and neighbors for health advice, and Pinkham’s product became so popular that people write her for advice. Her responses were mostly common sense (eat well, exercise, and avoid the tight, restrictive clothing that was popular in the 19th century) , but for the first time, women had a place to turn for advice. […]

]]> https://americacomesalive.com/lydia-estes-pinkham-1819-1883-successful-entrepreneur/#comment-208213 Tue, 08 Apr 2014 18:08:44 +0000 http://americacomesalive.com/?p=3245#comment-208213 That’s very interesting..I looked a bit to see if this Lydia had any ties to NH and did not find but perhaps it was a granddaughter? Thanks for posting!

]]> https://americacomesalive.com/lydia-estes-pinkham-1819-1883-successful-entrepreneur/#comment-202465 Mon, 24 Mar 2014 21:32:22 +0000 http://americacomesalive.com/?p=3245#comment-202465 There is a Lydia Estes Pinkham buried in a mausoleum in Seabrook, N.H. Her relatives are also buried with her.

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