Tampax ad, 1989, "Are they hard to put in?" - Pad as diaper in Italian magazine - Tampax Bulletins (U.S.A.), probably from the 1950s, answering 19 frequently asked questions - ad "Are you sure I'll still be a virgin?" Feb. 1990 - actress Susan Dey ad, 1970 - "Tampons as Menstrual Guards" (U.S.A., 1945) report by Dr. Robert Dickinson See a real American douche set from the 1920s. 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 menstrual pain pill ad, 1938 (U.S.A.) - Midol booklet (selections), 1959 (U.S.A.) - Mum deodorant cream ad, 1926 (U.S.A.) - Myzone menstrual pain pill, 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 ad, 1928 (U.S.A.) Vaginal hygiene in The Intimate Side of a Woman's Life, by Leona W. Chalmers (1937, Pioneer Publications, Inc., Radio City, New York), with photo of American bulb syringe from the 1960s or 1970s. ***The Perils of Vaginal Douching*** (essay by Luci Capo Rome) - the odor page 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 Tampax vs. diapers: Tampax menstrual tampon ads, 1989 & 1990, U.S.A. "I hate pads - they're like wearing diapers." "No, the tampon can't get lost. All you can lose are those diapers." One thing many women hate about menstrual pads is that they seem like diapers - they are diapers (and were made of diaper cloth early in America), something babies, incontinents and old people also wear. And that contributes to their hatred of menstruation itself. An Italian magazine even pictured this. One of the advantages of the tampon is no diaper, which Tampax touts in these ads. The top ad is part of the series that includes "Are they hard to put in?" and "Are you sure I'll still be a virgin?" See the German version of the second ad. Tampax gave more technical advice in its 1950s Bulletins and Dr. Dickinson discussed the advantages of tampons over pads in his 1945 report.  Read the small text here. Below: See the German version of this ad ("Can a tampon get lost in the body?" in translation, 1989, seemingly part of the same ad campaign.)   Enlargements from these ads - ad, 1989, "Are they hard to put in?" - Tampax Bulletins (U.S.A.), probably from the 1950s, answering 19 frequently asked questions - ad "Are you sure I'll still be a virgin?" Feb. 1990 - actress Susan Dey ad, 1970 - "Tampons as Menstrual Guards" (U.S.A., 1945) report by Dr. Robert Dickinson - pad as diaper in Italian magazine © 2007 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