Harry
Finley created the images.
What did women do about menstruation in
the past?
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MUSEUM OF MENSTRUATION AND WOMEN'S HEALTH
Nice douche powder (U.S.A., sometime between
1943-1963)
Prophylactic and/or treatment for sexually
transmitted diseases (STDs), or a
contraceptive,
(spermicide), or both, and for leuchorrhea
(white vaginal discharge)
and as vaginal deodorant, for women
My guess is that women used Nice
for the reasons they usually
douched: odor
and to prevent
babies (see Little Doozee
and lighten up).
One of the ingredients - see the
next page - is oxyquinoline,
about which Wikipedia writes:
"The complexes [of
oxyquinoline] as well as the
heterocycle itself exhibit antiseptic,
disinfectant,
and pesticide
properties.[5][6] Its solution
in alcohol are used as liquid
bandages. It once was of
interest as an anti-cancer
drug.[7]"
SarahAnne
Hazlewood generously donated
this packet to this museum.
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Below:
The plastic
bottle measures 3 1/8"
from top of cap) x 1 3/8"
(diameter of bottle) (8 x 3.5 cm).
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Below:
A capsule
measures 7/8 x 1/4" (about 2.1 x
0.6 cm)
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Below:
The loose
label measures 2 5/8 x 1
13/16" (about 6.6 x 4.6 cm)
and sits inside
the bottle.
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NEXT: Instructions | Pro-Fo Lactic Smyle More contraceptives
&
information What did women do about menstruation in
the past?
Douching & vaginal
deodorants, including ads.
Boxes of patent
medicine for women
Murray & Nickell Blue Cohosh Root
| Murray &
Nickell Cotton Root Bark | Allaire Woodward &
Co. Oak Bark-White |
Wampole's Vaginal
Cones with Picric Acid | Humphreys "31" | Orange Blossom
Suppositories |
Dr. Pierce's Vaginal
Tablets | Micajah's
Medicated
Wafers | Santrex
Formula 52T | Sedets
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Midol menstrual
pain relief tins
(containers), old ads, old booklet
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