See other flushable pads: Society (American?, 1920s - 1930s?), Modess (American, 1972) and Sani-Flite (American, 1971)
See the New Freedom pad advertised here.
See more Kotex items: First ad (1921) - ad 1928 (Sears and Roebuck catalog) - Lee Miller ads (first real person in amenstrual hygiene ad, 1928) - Marjorie May's Twelfth Birthday (booklet for girls, 1928, Australian edition; there are many links here to Kotex items) - Preparing for Womanhood (1920s, booklet for girls; Australian edition) - 1920s booklet in Spanish showing disposal method - box from about 1969 - "Are you in the know?" ads (Kotex) (1949)(1953)(1964)(booklet, 1956) - See more ads on the Ads for Teenagers main page
CONTRIBUTE to Humor, Words and expressions about menstruation and Would you stop menstruating if you could?
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Leer la versión en español de los siguientes temas: Anticoncepción y religión, Breve reseña - Olor - Religión y menstruación - Seguridad de productos para la menstruación.

Ad for the early beltless menstrual pad New Freedom (1971, U.S.A.)

See the page for the sanitary napkin itself and a discussion.

 

The woman is saying, "Whee! They're flushable!" Small words near her foot read, "Knickers and blouse by Robert Leader," a touch unfathomable to this male reader.

 

The slogan "FEMININITY TODAY" and the designation"FEMININE NAPKINS" seem designed to reduce the bad feelings conjured up by menstruation.

See other flushable pads: Society (American?, 1920s - 1930s?), Modess (American, 1972) and Sani-Flite (American, 1971)

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