Washable pads from Almora, Uttar Pradesh state, India - Nineteenth-century Norwegian washable pads - Italian washable pad, probably from the 1890s - instructions for making Japanese pads, early 20th century? - German, about 1900 See Pad-n-all, with belt from about the 1930s-40s, U.S.A. Snap-on style washable pad -Washable pad with belt - See how women wear a belt with a pad - see a Swedish ad showing a belt and pad - German pattern for washable pads, probably before 1900 - And see a menstrual sponge See a Modess True or False? ad in The American Girl magazine, January 1947, and actress Carol Lynley in "How Shall I Tell My Daughter" booklet ad (1955) - Modess . . . . because ads (many dates). CONTRIBUTE to Humor, Words and expressions about menstruation and Would you stop menstruating if you could? Some MUM site links: homepage | MUM address & What does MUM mean? | e-mail the museum | privacy on this site | who runs this museum?? | Amazing women! | the art of menstruation | artists (non-menstrual) | asbestos | belts | bidets | founder bio | Bly, Nellie | MUM board | books: menstruation and menopause (and reviews) | cats | company booklets for girls (mostly) directory | contraception and religion | costumes | menstrual cups | cup usage | dispensers | douches, pain, sprays | essay directory | extraction | facts-of-life booklets for girls | famous women in menstrual hygiene ads | FAQ | founder/director biography | gynecological topics by Dr. Soucasaux | humor | huts | links | masturbation | media coverage of MUM | menarche booklets for girls and parents | miscellaneous | museum future | Norwegian menstruation exhibit | odor | olor | pad directory | patent medicine | poetry directory | products, current | puberty booklets for girls and parents | religion | Religión y menstruación | your remedies for menstrual discomfort | menstrual products safety | science | Seguridad de productos para la menstruación | shame | slapping, menstrual | sponges | synchrony | tampon directory | early tampons | teen ads directory | tour of the former museum (video) | underpants & panties directory | videos, films directory | Words and expressions about menstruation | Would you stop menstruating if you could? | What did women do about menstruation in the past? | washable pads Leer la versión en español de los siguientes temas: Anticoncepción y religión, Breve reseña - Olor - Religión y menstruación - Seguridad de productos para la menstruación.

The Museum of Menstruation and Women's Health Kahani Her Mahine Ki... A kit to teach visually impaired girls about menstruation in India, page 1 Created by Sadhvi Thukral What better project could there be than teaching a minority about something that shames a vast majority of people? As her final degree project at the Pearl Academy of Fashion in India's capital, New Delhi, Sadhvi Thukral created a practical kit for teaching visually impaired girls the facts of menstruation. Students use their hands on three-dimensional models and items as well as on braille explanations. There's written text for the sighted. Artisans and institutions throughout India can adapt the basic model to their own needs and customs. Ms. Thukral retains all rights in addition to prohibiting any commercial use of her ideas; and she must be credited. Read all her rights here. See more of her project (pdf) in addition to the photos below. This museum, MUM, does not own any of these items. Ms. Thukral's mentor for the project was Sumita Sarkar, Pearl Academy of Fashion, Delhi. Her co-mentor: Lakshmi Murthy, Vikalpdesign, Udaipur. Her advisors: teachers and students of Saksham Daksh, Noida, UP. E-mail Ms. Thukral at sadhvithukral@gmail.com I thank Lakshmi Murthy for telling me about Sadhvi Thukral's valuable work and arranging our contact! See Ms. Murthy's own exceptional contributions. Below: Ms. Thukral got top billing when Mail Today (India) published this photo and text on 5 June 2012, pp. 22-23. Below: The captions explain the photos. I took these from a pdf of Ms. Thukral's booklet.   NEXT page of Kahani Her Mahine Ki... SEE Lakshmi Murthy's Indian project supported by the MacArthur Foundation. Items from Indian sources and e-mail about menstruation (scroll down). Snap-on style washable pad -Washable pad with belt - See how women wear a belt with a pad - see a Swedish ad showing a belt and pad - German pattern for washable pads, probably before 1900 - And see a menstrual sponge Washable pads from Almora, Uttar Pradesh state, India - Nineteenth-century Norwegian washable pads - Italian washable pad, probably from the 1890s - instructions for making Japanese pads, early 20th century? - German, about 1900 Kit, some text and photos ©2012 Sadhvi Thukral ©2012 Harry Finley. It is illegal to reproduce or distribute any of the work on this Web site in any manner or medium without written permission of the author. Please report suspected violations to hfinley@mum.org