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A short history of menstruation and its absorbent clothing in Japan page 1, 2 by Tomoko Maeno
In 1998 a Japanese college student,
Tomoko Maeno, kindly sent a copy to this museum of part of
her thesis concerning the history of Japanese
menstrual devices. This is her English version. Her Japanese is here.
Japanese women made their own
menstrual pads or other "protection" before they were
available commercially, probably just
like women almost everywhere.Ms. Maeno did not attach her references or bibliography.
See ads for
Japanese commercial
belts
from the early 20th century, also
from Tomoko Maeno.
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Below: Pages 1-2
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| Zelkova tree at a Buddhist temple in Korea. (Google picture)
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Ancient Japan: flax, vine, wisteria, mulberry paper
Chronicles of Japan (Nihon Shoki)
Fukusa, aristocracy, silk and paper
Pony
Asakusa paper
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© 2016 Harry Finley, Tomoko Maeno. It is illegal
to reproduce or distribute any of the
work on this Web site in any manner or
medium without written permission of
the author. Please report suspected
violations to hfinley@mum.org
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