Kotex belted pad from right before this, um, period (1969) - Kotex box and pad, 1930s -
Dutch ads showing women wearing pad & belt: 1972 (photo), 1973 (drawing) -
Ads, U.S.A., 1973, 1974, showing new beltless pad -
New Freedom (U.S.A.), an early beltless pad (by Kotex); box bears a copyright of 1970
New Freedom (U.S.A.), an early beltless pad (by Kotex); box bears a copyright of 1970.
Kotex box and pad, 1930s.
More belts to hold menstrual pads.
Menstrual pad suspenders!
See how a woman wore a belt in a Dutch ad. See a classy 1920s ad for a belt and the first ad (1891) MUM has for a belt.
Pads for the belt. Tampon directory.
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CONTRIBUTE to Humor, Words and expressions about menstruation and Would you stop menstruating if you could?
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LIST OF ALL TOPICS |
MUM address & What does MUM mean? |
Email the museum |
Privacy on this site |
Who runs this museum?? |
Amazing women! |
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Asbestos |
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Company booklets for girls (mostly) directory |
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Essay directory |
Examination, gynecological (pelvic) (short history) |
Extraction |
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Norwegian menstruation exhibit |
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Words and expressions about menstruation |
Would you stop menstruating if you could? |
What did women do about menstruation in the past? |
Washable pads |
Read 10 years (1996-2006) of articles and Letters to Your MUM on this site.
Leer la versión en español de los siguientes temas: Anticoncepción y religión, Breve reseña - Olor - Religión y menstruación - Seguridad de productos para la menstruación.

MUSEUM OF MENSTRUATION AND WOMEN'S HEALTH

Beltless adhesive sanitary maxi menstrual pad, Kotex, U.S.A., 1974
Kimberly-Clark Corporation


First page.

Thanks to Tambrands, former maker of Tampax, for this donation,
part of a large gift of products to this museum.

Below: The maxi pad. The paper strip covers the sticky tape that fixes the pad to
the inside of panties. The blue is a thin, probably non-permeable cover to prevent leakage.
The pad came as you see it: no wrapper.
Below: Peeling up the strip exposes the adhesive tapes, which are still very sticky. But they don't hold the paper strip any longer - I tried.
The blue below is closer to the real color than the blue above.
Below: The vulva side of the pad, which has (of course) no (blue) leakage cover. It's white in
spite of the various colors created by the scan.
Below: Side view. The pads were still thick.
Below: I cut open the pad from the side to show vulva side (left) and the blue
covering of the panty side.
End | Box
Kotex belted pad from right before this, um, period (1969) - Kotex box and pad, 1930s -
Dutch ads showing women wearing pad & belt: 1972 (photo), 1973 (drawing) -
Ads, U.S.A., 1973, 1974, showing new beltless pad -
New Freedom (U.S.A.), an early beltless pad (by Kotex); box bears a copyright of 1970
More belts to hold menstrual pads - Menstrual pad suspenders! - See how a woman wore a belt in a Dutch ad.
See a classy 1920s ad for a belt and the first ad (1891) - MUM has for a belt.
Pads for the belt. Tampon directory.

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