And, of course, the first Tampax AND -
special for you! - the American fax
tampon, from the early 1930s, which also
came in bags.
MUCH MORE MODESS INFORMATION AND PRODUCTS
The first Tampax
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Museum of Menstruation and Women's
Health
Quest menstrual pad
deodorant
Probable insert in a box of Kotex
Early 1940s
Black & white
Kimberly-Clark, U.S.A.
Kotex, deodorant, women, health,
Kimberly-Clark, menstruation
sanitary napkin, menstrual pad
I thank the generous
donor!
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Below:
But there are things a woman
CAN tell her husband:
"PLEASE
STOP WEARING YOUR BOW TIE AND
SHOES IN BED!
OK, now what did you want to tell
me?"
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Below: Note the
raised eyebrow.
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Above:
Irving
Nurick illustrated many ads
for Kotex and other companies from
the 1940s through the 1950s,
including the funny "Are
you in the know?" series for
teenage girls and many evocative
ads during World War II.
(More
ads
for teens from several
countries.)
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End | See a similar, an even more upsetting
ad for Lysol
- yes, Lysol.
And, of course, the first Tampax AND
- special for you! - the American
fax
tampon, from the early 1930s,
which also came in bags.
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