SarahAnne
Hazlewood generously donated the
medicine to this museum (except the
Midol material), p
art of her gift of medical instruments,
books and advertising material about
women's health.
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
Pro-Fo Lactic (U.S.A., 1930-1940s?)
Prophylactic and/or treatment for sexually
transmitted diseases (STDs), or a
contraceptive,
or both, for men and possibly women, with
sheath ("sanitary bag") & ointment
(medicine)
SarahAnne
Hazlewood generously donated
this packet to this museum.
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Below:
The instruction
sheet,
which measures 6 1/16 x 2 3/4"
(15.5 x 6.9 cm).
Exposure
undoubtedly refers to sexually
transmitted disease, in
particular syphilis,
which
Calomel treated.
Parts=penis? Canal=urethra?
But LIPS -
lips of the vulva or do they
indicate the outer part of the
male urethra?
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Below:
The penis
pouch, er, bag, which
measures 4 3/4 x 3 1/2" (11.9 x
8.7 cm).
The penis
inserts into the left side;
the bottom
of the bag is simply the material
folded over and is therefore
closed. The
multi-strand cord at
top is probably to tie the bag
closed around the penis. Ouch!
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& information What did women do
about menstruation
in the past?
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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