See an actual set of the douche apparatus from the 1920s.
See an actual set of the company's early Mon Docteur douche apparatus from the 1920s.
See instructions for the cup; information about the Dainty Maid douche apparatus; and covers of Mon Docteur and Daintette booklets.
See many old douching ads and powders.
Why shouldn't you douche?
The Perils of Vaginal Douching (essay by Luci Capo Rome) - the odor page
A discussion of the letter testimonials of the Lydia Pinkham Medicine Company, and their authenticity (in a discussion of a Pursettes ad with a letter testimonial)
CONTRIBUTE to Humor, Words and expressions about menstruation and Would you stop menstruating if you could?
Some MUM site links: homepage |  MUM address & What does MUM mean? | e-mail the museum | privacy on this site | who runs this museum?? |
Amazing women! | the art of menstruation | artists (non-menstrual) | asbestos | belts | bidets | founder bio | Bly, Nellie | MUM board | books: menstruation and menopause (and reviews) | cats | company booklets for girls (mostly) directory | contraception and religion | costumes | menstrual cups | cup usage | dispensers | douches, pain, sprays | essay directory | extraction | facts-of-life booklets for girls | famous women in menstrual hygiene ads | FAQ | founder/director biography | gynecological topics by Dr. Soucasaux | humor | huts | links | masturbation | media coverage of MUM | menarche booklets for girls and parents | miscellaneous | museum future | Norwegian menstruation exhibit | odor | olor | pad directory | patent medicine | poetry directory | products, current | puberty booklets for girls and parents | religion | Religión y menstruación | your remedies for menstrual discomfort | menstrual products safety | science | Seguridad de productos para la menstruación | shame | slapping, menstrual | sponges | synchrony | tampon directory | early tampons | teen ads directory | tour of the former museum (video) | underpants & panties directory | videos, films directory | Words and expressions about menstruation | Would you stop menstruating if you could? | What did women do about menstruation in the past? | washable pads
Leer la versión en español de los siguientes temas: Anticoncepción y religión, Breve reseña - Olor - Religión y menstruación - Seguridad de productos para la menstruación.

 

Last, stick it in your ear
Testimonials for the Dainty Maid douche, enema and
ear irrigation ("earigator") apparatus that could be sold
in Tupperware-like parties
Devices the company offered (date unknown, but probably
in the last 40 years)


See an actual set of the company's early Mon Docteur douche apparatus from the 1920s and the company's Daintette menstrual cup.
Read testimonials for an old American patent medicine, Cardui.

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See an actual set of the company's early Mon Docteur douche apparatus from the 1920s and the company's Daintette menstrual cup.
Dainty Maid testimonials 1 2 3 and description of products
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