See some Kotex first-campaign ads: general discussion and ad prototype - January 1921 - May 1921 - November 1921 See the Kotex stick tampon. See more Kotex items: First ad (1921) - ad 1928 (Sears and Roebuck catalog) - Marjorie May's Twelfth Birthday (booklet for girls, 1928, Australian edition; there are many links here to Kotex items) - 1920s booklet in Spanish showing disposal method - box from about 1969 - Preparing for Womanhood (1920s, booklet for girls) - "Are you in the know?" ads (Kotex) (1949)(1953)(1964)(booklet, 1956) - See more ads on the Ads for Teenagers main page CONTRIBUTE to Humor, Words and expressions about menstruation and Would you stop menstruating if you could? Some MUM site links: homepage | MUM address & What does MUM mean? | e-mail the museum | privacy on this site | who runs this museum?? | Amazing women! | the art of menstruation | artists (non-menstrual) | asbestos | belts | bidets | founder bio | Bly, Nellie | MUM board | books: menstruation and menopause (and reviews) | cats | company booklets for girls (mostly) directory | contraception and religion | costumes | menstrual cups | cup usage | dispensers | douches, pain, sprays | essay directory | extraction | facts-of-life booklets for girls | famous women in menstrual hygiene ads | FAQ | founder/director biography | gynecological topics by Dr. Soucasaux | humor | huts | links | masturbation | media coverage of MUM | menarche booklets for girls and parents | miscellaneous | museum future | Norwegian menstruation exhibit | odor | olor | pad directory | patent medicine | poetry directory | products, current | puberty booklets for girls and parents | religion | Religión y menstruación | your remedies for menstrual discomfort | menstrual products safety | science | Seguridad de productos para la menstruación | shame | slapping, menstrual | sponges | synchrony | tampon directory | early tampons | teen ads directory | tour of the former museum (video) | underpants & panties directory | videos, films directory | Words and expressions about menstruation | Would you stop menstruating if you could? | What did women do about menstruation in the past? | washable pads Leer la versión en español de los siguientes temas: Anticoncepción y religión, Breve reseña - Olor - Religión y menstruación - Seguridad de productos para la menstruación. Kotex doesn't show! Kotex menstrual pad ad, January, 1927 (U.S.A.) Kotex's 1920s ads represent the beautiful illustration of the era. And what better contrast than rich clothes, rich women and - yuck! - menstruation? It heightened the anxiety of the viewer but also allowed a peek into the dreamland of the rich. Details are below the top picture. The ad measures 10.5 x 13.75" (ca. 26.5 x 34.9 cm), normal for the time. Ah, the good ol' days! See two other Kotex ads about clothing: 1932 & 1955.   Upper-class ladies have typified early Kotex ads, especially in the 1920s. But Modess shared that clientele in its "Modess . . . .because" ads. See similar Kotex ads: general discussion and ad prototype - January 1921 - May 1921 - November 1921.   If looks could kill! The maid's probably wondering if she can put anything on the table for dinner that night while holding the rich bi-, er, ladies' clothing. Note that they're all white and pretty. The ladies seem awfully affected. Kotex represented liberation for many women since it replaced washable pads. Traveling women would often have to burn their washable pads, an expensive option for poorer women. But Kotex itself was not cheap. See two other Kotex ads about clothing: 1932 & 1955. See some Kotex first-campaign ads: general discussion a nd ad prototype - January 1921 - May 1921 - November 1921 © 2006 Harry Finley. 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