TY  - GEN
AB  - Small glass bottle containing brown liquid with a handwritten label that says "Lysol." Lysol Disinfectant has a long history as a cleaning product, douche, contraceptive, and abortion aid. Lysol was created in 1889 by Gustav Raupenstrauch. The disinfectant's early formula included cresol which was reported to cause inflammation, burning, and death. In the early 1920s, the company that made the disinfectant, Lehn & Fink, aggressively marketed the product to American wives. These advertisements stoked women's fears of turning away their husbands due to odor and uncleanliness. These ads also used euphemisms that hinted at Lysol's effectiveness as a contraceptive and abortion aid.
CY  - Bllomfield, NJ
DA  - undated
DO  - 10.6083/bpxhc42262
DO  - doi
ID  - 42262
KW  - Women's Health
KW  - Nonprescription Drugs
KW  - First Aid
KW  - Anti-Infective Agents, Local
KW  - Patent medicines
L1  - https://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/42262/files/PPC-XXXX.185_Lysol.jpg
L2  - https://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/42262/files/PPC-XXXX.185_Lysol.jpg
L4  - https://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/42262/files/PPC-XXXX.185_Lysol.jpg
LA  - eng
LK  - https://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/42262/files/PPC-XXXX.185_Lysol.jpg
N2  - Small glass bottle containing brown liquid with a handwritten label that says "Lysol." Lysol Disinfectant has a long history as a cleaning product, douche, contraceptive, and abortion aid. Lysol was created in 1889 by Gustav Raupenstrauch. The disinfectant's early formula included cresol which was reported to cause inflammation, burning, and death. In the early 1920s, the company that made the disinfectant, Lehn & Fink, aggressively marketed the product to American wives. These advertisements stoked women's fears of turning away their husbands due to odor and uncleanliness. These ads also used euphemisms that hinted at Lysol's effectiveness as a contraceptive and abortion aid.
PP  - Bllomfield, NJ
PY  - undated
T1  - Lysol bottle
TI  - Lysol bottle
UR  - https://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/42262/files/PPC-XXXX.185_Lysol.jpg
ER  -