See some pad
dispensers and ads for pads that come with
pouches: New
Freedom and Whenever,
from the U.S.A., and Camelia,
from Germany.
And read Lynn Peril's series about
these and similar booklets!
See more Kotex items: First ad
(1921) - ad 1928 (Sears
and Roebuck catalog) - Lee Miller ads
(first real person in amenstrual hygiene ad,
1928) - Marjorie
May's Twelfth Birthday (booklet for
girls, 1928, Australian edition; there are
many links here to Kotex items) - Preparing for
Womanhood (1920s, booklet for girls;
Australian edition) - 1920s booklet in
Spanish showing disposal
method - box
from about 1969 - "Are
you in the know?" ads (Kotex) (1949)(1953)(1964)(booklet, 1956) -
See more ads on the Ads
for Teenagers main page
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The Museum of
Menstruation and Women's Health
Disposal bags for menstrual
napkins, page 2 (pages 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
See the first
page for a discussion of these.
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Donated by Mel
Terras, Christ Church,
University of Oxford
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This is the back of
the bag at left.
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The English text: For razors,
Sanitary Products, etc. For
personal hygiene and
cleanliness. After use please
place in waste bin for removal
by maid.
Note the
capitalization of "sanitary
products."
(Donated by Mel
Terras, Christ Church,
University of Oxford)
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Donated by Mel
Terras, Christ Church,
University of Oxford
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Note
the euphemism "lavatory,"
replacing "toilet," a word hard to
say in polite company in the
U.S.A. and, possibly, Great
Britain. Lavatory means a place
for washing.
I wonder if "Luna,"
"moon," refers to menstruation.
(gift of Mel
Terras, Christ Church,
University of Oxford)
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This is a variation
of a bag on page 1.
(gift of Mel
Terras, Christ Church,
University of Oxford)
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(Donated
by a woman first-year student at
Northern Arizona University
[2000])
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(Donated by a
female writer and staff member
of New York University [2000])
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