User:Skywalker501/Abortifacient

Madame Restell advertised her abortifacient pills in disguise as pills that would help women with monthly issues. The advertisement said that the pills would be taken once a month to prevent natural issues such as fatigue, sleep issues, and physical body distortions. Her products were advertised to be sold for one dollar. She also sold a product called Preventative Powder for five dollars. The Preventative Powder promises relief to physical issues, and claims to save them from an early death.

A cultural change after the civil war era caused women to feel more freely about their reproductive choices. The move to urban areas, away from families allowed them to do so. There was a commercialization boom of contraceptives and abortifacients that women could buy anonymously.