German Camelia ad (1920s) - German Camelia ad right before World War ll - German Camelia ad touting disposal bag(1990s) See a early Tampax ad (1936) - part of the original patent - the first box - more early commercial tampons 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. Ad for Camelia menstrual pads, France, 1970s? Camelia started selling the first widely successful disposable pad in Germany in 1926, and I heard recently that the American Kimberly-Clark corporation, which introduced the first widely successful disposable pad (Kotex) in the United States in 1920, bought Camelia in 1997. Below is a French ad for the pad, probably from the 1970s. Compare this to two previous Camelia ads (from the 1920s, bottom of page; from the 1930s), and to a French Modess ad (probably also from the 1970s); times certainly have changed! You will not see such a daring ad for menstrual products in the U.S.A. See a similar but different German ad (1973). The Frenchman who kindly donated the ad to this museum wishes to remain anonymous. German Camelia ad (1920s) - German Camelia ad right before World War ll - German Camelia ad touting disposal bag (1990s) © 2000 Harry Finley. It is illegal to reproduce or distribute work on this Web site in any manner or medium without written permission of the author. Please report suspected violations to hfinley@mum.org