See
also Australian
douche ad (ca. 1900) - Fresca
douche powder (U.S.A.) (date ?) - Kotique douche
liquid ad, 1974 (U.S.A.) - Liasan (1) genital
wash ad, 1980s (Germany) - Liasan (2) genital
wash ad, 1980s (Germany) - Lysol douche liquid
ad, 1928 (U.S.A.) - Lysol
douche liquid ad, 1948 (U.S.A.) - Marvel douche liquid
ad, 1928 (U.S.A.) - Midol
ad, 1938 - Midol
booklet (selections), 1959 (U.S.A.) -
Mum deodorant cream
ad, 1926 (U.S.A.) - Myzone
menstrual pain pills ad, 1952 (Australia) -
Pristeen genital
spray ad, 1969 (U.S.A.) - Spalt pain tablets,
1936 (Germany) - Sterizol
douche liquid ad, 1926 (U.S.A.) - Vionell genital spray
ad, 1970, with Cheryl Tiegs (Germany) - Zonite douche liquid
ad, 1928 (U.S.A.)
The Perils of
Vaginal Douching (essay by Luci Capo
Rome) - the odor
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Midol menstrual pain booklet
This is the beginning of the narrative in
the 1959 Midol booklet, "What Women Want to
Know."
I'm showing only a small part of the
booklet, which Tambrands gave to this
museum.
See the previous
page of the booklet. See the next page.
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The red
hand at the far left - my
doing - points to what Midol
clearly thought an outmoded
technique for relieving
menstrual pain, to be
replaced by their pill. At least a
lady doesn't now need a
"gentleman" to help her. Maybe
they could have waited until they
got home?
Is that a huge menstrual
cup hanging from her
dress? I take back
any criticism I had for her!
You go, girl!
The drawing reminds me of what
might an urban legend, that
cartoonists at Disney studios
sometimes slip obscene frames into
animated films.
I suspect Midol regretted that
this booklet saw the light of day.
Did they write this booklet for
planet Earth?
Hey, you Midol folks seem a bit
edgy yourselves! PMS? Take an
aspirin and get some exercise!
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See the next
Midol booklet page.
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