Suspenders
to hold pads (U.S.A., 19th century)
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"Hoosier" Ladies' Sanitary
(menstrual) Belt, probably before
1925, U.S.A., The
folder, pp. 3 & 4
The appeal for sales personnel at
the bottom of the page makes me laugh.
"Good, lively lady agent,""We also
want one wide-awake, hustling General
Agent," and "thrown up positions
paying $150 to $200 per month to take
our offers, and they are glad they did
it," are vigorous expressions we read
from advertising material in every age
- at least in America. Imagine
"hustling" menstrual belts door to
door! But its liveliness compares with
Dr. Grace
Thompson's letter to patients;
Dr. Thompson was an early female
physician in San Francisco who
developed a mail-order business for -
well, we don't know what it
was!
The donor
generously donated many other
items to MUM, some already on this
site.
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Above: Second
inside page (p.3). The
illustration is bigger
here.
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Above: Back
page (p.4). Read the
fascinating text right
below.
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Above: This
isn't the only menstrual article to be
sold door to door or in people's
houses. The Daintette
menstrual cup reached its
customers through groups meeting in
customers' or salespersons'
residences.
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