See how a woman wore
a belt in a Dutch ad. See a classy 1920s ad for a
belt and the first ad (1891) MUM has for a belt.
See how women wore
a belt (and in a Swedish ad). See a modern belt for
a washable pad
and a page from the 1946-47 Sears
catalog showing a great variety.
More ads for
napkin belts: Sears,
1928 - modern
belts - modern washable - Modess, 1960s
Actual belts in the museum
And, of course, the first Tampax AND -
special for you! - the American fax
tampon, from the early 1930s, which also
came in bags.
See a Modess True
or False? ad in The American Girl
magazine, January 1947, and actress Carol Lynley in
"How Shall I Tell My Daughter" booklet ad
(1955) - Modess . . .
. because ads (many dates).
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Olympic Gymnast Cathy Rigby
and Stayfree
menstrual pads, 1981,
U.S.A., magazine unknown
Read a general discussion
of Cathy Rigby and Stayfree.
Somewhere on the humor
page there's a funny story about
this and her similar ads.
Tampons
were made for situations like
this - Lox, for example.
And the
unfortunate truth about what
causes menstrual
odor (about 11 paragraphs
down the page).
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