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
Smyle Hygienic
Capsules
(U.S.A., 1940-1960s?)
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
Smyle! Help is
on the way!
Portland,
Oregon, seemed to be a hotbed of of
douche and similar products
as MUM has other products from
that not-large town. Hm, today
it's very liberal . . . .
Just as with Pro-Fo Lactic,
Smyle uses the word exposure
in the instructions
and with exact
time restrictions. But it
does not
list its ingredients,
making it tough to know what it's
combating, STDs or sperm - or
both.
SarahAnne
Hazlewood generously donated
this packet to this museum.
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Below:
The cardboard box measures 3 1/8 x
2 1/8" (8 x 5.5 cm).
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Below:
One side, showing a seal.
There's no other text on the box.
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NEXT: Instructions
& capsule | Nice
Pro-Fo Lactic 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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