See a 1914 facsimile of an apron on a mannequin.
See a Modess pad ad from 1928 - Compare the
American "Modess . . . . because" ads,
the French Modess, and the German "Freedom" (Kimberly-Clark) for teens.
See a San-Nap-Pak ad from 1945 in American
Girl, the Girl Scout magazine, and a box of San-Nap-Pak tampons
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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FORM-FIT Sanitary Apron, U.S.A., 1900-1920?
Stores and catalogs offered sanitary aprons
in the early decades of the twentieth century. Made of rubber attached to
cloth, and worn over the women's buttocks under her dress, they protected
clothing against menstrual leakage. The box
below - we see the front and back - is probably from the 1920s.
Here is a 1914 facsimile apron based on
an illustration from the Sears catalog.
Joyce Sogg generously gave it to this museum.
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See a 1914 facsimile of an apron on a mannequin.
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