Alexandra Chan wrote:
>
> Does anyone have ideas on publications (either your own or someone else's)
> that have dealt to some extent with the archaeology of personal hygiene and
> public attitudes about sickness and health in the 19th century? I'm
> particularly interested in changing roles of women in the household and
> growing consumerism in the last century and how I might link those with the
> presence of medicinal paraphernalia on archaeological sites.  Thanks for any
> tips!
>
> Alexandra Chan ([log in to unmask])
> Boston University
> PhD candidate/ Historical Archaeology
> alexka ;)
 
Alexka,
 
Try a book by William and Betty Wilson.  It's titled "Nineteenth Century
Medicine in Glass" Nineteenth Century Hobby and Publishing Co, Eau
Gallie, Fl. c. 1971.  It contains advertisements and lists the contents
of some medicines popular in the late 1800s.  Another good source for
consumer studies is Suzanne Spencer-Wood's "Consumer Choice in Historical
Archaeology".  Plenum Press, New York, NY. c.1987.
 
Good Luck,
Lynn Newton