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videos, films directory | washable pads |More poetry: Dr. Michael Abramson's poetry, "timeless," by Joe Davis

MUM’s the word I went to the menstrual museum today. I couldn’t stay long, though I wanted to play. I studied bottom-up, from remedies to cures. I reviewed ancient ads, with all of their lures, which might make women buy menstrual products and devices, to capture the blood or erase sexual vices.   I read Victorian treatises on nymphomania and masturbation, while considering restraining clothing to eliminate all perturbations. I gawked at the dress made of menstrual cups in pink. There was a maxi pad skirt, great for catching stains of ink.   There were photos and writings from aboriginal women to priests, and the story of a 1930’s girl, learning how to tame her private beast.   It wasn’t all gory or bloody or odd, but contained long lost knowledge that made me nod in appreciation of our man, Harry, who put it all together. God, his mother must be proud; the critiques he has weathered.   A lone MANstudying MENstruation from MENarche to MENopause. I wave a tampon at him, and recommend great applause. Go and visit sometime, and study what is there. Admission is free to all those who truly care.

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homepage | contact the museum | art of menstruation | artists (non-menstrual) | belts | bidets | Bly, Nellie | MUM board | books (and reviews) |
cats | company booklets directory | costumes | cups | cup usage | dispensers | douches, pain, sprays | essay directory | extraction | famous people |
FAQ | humor | huts | links | media | miscellaneous | museum future | Norwegian menstruation exhibit | odor | pad directory | patent medicine |
poetry directory | products, current | religion | menstrual products safety | science | shame | sponges | synchrony | tampon directory |
early tampons | teen ads directory | tour (video) | underpants directory | videos, films directory | washable pads