Queens of Quackery with Kayla Whitehouse of the National Bottle Museum

"Queens of Quackery! Female Proprietors of Patent Medicines" with Kayla Whitehouse of the National Bottle Museum in Ballston Spa, NY. This presentation on the era of patent medicines, will focus on female proprietors and covers the history of patent medicines, typical patent medicine bottles, and some of the more infamous women who made history selling medicines and tonics during that time.

This program was part of our 4th Annual History at Home Third Thursday Lecture series from Schoharie Crossing State Historic Site, offered online via WebEx.

Kayla Whitehouse is the Executive Director of the National Bottle Museum, located in Ballston Spa, NY. She received her BA in Classics from Colgate University, and a MA in Anthropology from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale. She has worked in a variety of museums before her current position, including the Milwaukee Public Museum, Discovery World, and the Chudnow Museum of Yesteryear. She currently lives in Albany, NY.

Visit the National Bottle Museum online: https://nationalbottlemuseum.org/

The National Bottle Museum is a not-for-profit (501 C-3) educational institution chartered by the Board of Regents of the New York State Education Department. Its mission is: "PRESERVE, RESEARCH, AND EXHIBIT BOTTLES AND OBJECTS RELATED TO BOTTLE MAKING AND TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC REGARDING THE HISTORICAL IMPORTANCE OF THE BOTTLE INDUSTRY AND ITS ECONOMIC AND SOCIO-CULTURAL IMPACTS ON THE DAILY LIVES OF AMERICANS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. IMPROVEMENTS IN BOTTLE TECHNOLOGY HELPED THE COUNTRY GROW, AND ENABLED OUR COUNTRY'S TRANSFORMATION FROM AN AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY TO AN INDUSTRIALIZED ONE."

 

Our Apologies For The Hosts Audio. At times it is difficult to hear or understand.

 

Schoharie Crossing State Historic Site

Fort Hunter, NY 12069

SchoharieCrossing@parks.ny.gov

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