ADS
for Kotex Lightdays pantiliners in
this kit; they feature named women,
a rarity. But see
famous
women in menstrual hygiene ads.
AD
for Ultra Thin Maxi Pads in this
kit showing what looks like an embarrassed
woman.
PLAYTEX
introduced the evil plastic
applicator for tampons that
you see in this kit.
MANY BOOKLETS
menstrual hygiene companies made
for girls, women and teachers - patent
medicine - a list of
books and articles about
menstruation - videos
What did women do about menstruation
in the past?
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Museum of Menstruation and
Women's Health
Becoming Aware
Educational Kit
Puberty
kit for girls & their
mothers (Kotex, 1992?, U.S.A.)
Box contains booklets for
mothers & their daughters,
and sample menstrual pads &
tampons
Explains menstruation,
adolescence, tampons, girls'
growth, menstrual pads
Lightdays, maxi pad, pantiliner,
overnite
Pads
& tampon in this kit
Security tampons
Below:
The tampon box measures
2 3/8 x 5 3/4 x 1" (6 x
14.5 x 2.5 cm).
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Below:
Back of box.
The tampon absorbency
ranges reflect the
reaction to the TOXIC
SHOCK CRISIS
in the late 70s and
early 80s as does
the "CONTAINS NO
SUPERABSORBENT
MATERIALS," which traces
directly to Rely
tampon.
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Below:
Sides of box. For
"ATTENTION" see the
comments above right.
Ingredients interested
users after Rely
tampon used
unusual materials to
tragic effect.
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Below:
Top of box, same as the
bottom.
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See the tampon
on the next
page.
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Copyright 2009
Harry Finley
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