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The Hysterical Woman
Early in the 20th century women were often diagnosed with hysteria or neurasthenia and advised to seek medical treatment. Doctors often prescribed vibratory treatments to control the condition. It's no surprise that women were quite pleased when companies such as Sears and the Lindstrom Smith Company began advertising home vibrators in many of the ladies' almanacs and journals of the early 1900's.

Find out how many vibratory treatments you require to keep your hysteria in check!

Take the quiz online here.

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"The moon over Nova Scotia must have extra magic in it to have fostered a writer of Ami McKay's lyrical sway and grace.
- Marjorie Anderson, co-editor of Dropped Threads I and II.

 

 




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