"Faultless Feminine
Syringe," No. 240, made by the
Faultless Rubber Company, Ashland, Ohio,
U.S.A., perhaps from the 1960s or 1970s.
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The Museum of Menstruation and Women's
Health
Mon Docteur vaginal douche
set (complete?), with
(separate?) documents, American,
1928-29? for contraception,
end of menstruation,
vaginal odor,
etc.
Box
Mon Docteur - French for
"My Doctor" (a nice medical
connection with French
haughtiness and naughtiness,
huh?) - douche apparatus
allegedly cured many ills,
beautified the user and even
could prevent her from dying.
This was an era when a
"germ"-free vagina led to better
health rather than to worse
health as believed today. (Read
Luci Rome's essay
on why women should not douche.
And for the heck of it, surprise
yourself with what
causes menstrual odor.)
Women could also buy an
early menstrual cup associated
with the same company. See it as
well as more literature about
the beauty-douching connection
(!) here
and here.
And read what Leona
Chalmers, who developed an early
menstrual cup, writes about
douching in a roughly
contemporary book, The
Intimate Side of a Woman's
Life.
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The cover measures
7 1/2" x 3 7/8" x 2 3/8" (19.2 x
9.8 x 6 cm).
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One end looks as
above.The color of five sides of
the box is shiny gray - reflection
caused the color shift to yellow -
with a fleur-de-lis pattern
befitting the supposed French
origin of the douche.
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Harry
Finley created the images.
Copyright 2006 Harry Finley
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NEXT:
douche
syringe
Box -
douche
syringe - tablets -
Leaflet: The
"Mon
Docteur" Way to Health[,]
Vitality[,] and Beauty (covers,
pages 1,
2/3) -
Leaflet: This
is It (covers,
pages 2/3,
4/5, 6/7/8) -
Leaflet: Every
Woman Wants to be Lovely and
Belovèd (pages 1/4, 2/3) -
Booklet: Why
Haven't We Women Been Told This
Thing Before? (covers,
pages 1/2-3/4,
5/6-7/8,
9/10-11/12,
13/14-15/16,
17/18-19/20,
21/22)
- Booklet: The
Mon Docteur Treatments
(pages 12/1,
2/3, 4/5, 6/7, 8/9, 10/11) -
order form
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