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Dress made
of Instead menstrual cups and
fabric (1990s,
U.S.A.) used
in publicity by the cup's maker,
Ultrafem
Part of the fun of having
created the museum is receiving
unexpected contributions.
In 1998, after the first Instead
company (Ultrafem) failed, former
officials of the company sent me
the letter at
right.
Another staff member told me
that Audrey
Contente, the inventor of
the cup, made and wore the dress
on many occasions. A laboratory at
my alma mater, Johns Hopkins,
developed Instead, members of
which visited
the museum when MUM was in
my house.
One member donated her homemade
Halloween costume that the interviewer
for Comedy Central's Daily Show
wanted to wear.
I thank
Tonya G. Hinch, Office of the
CEO, Sr. VP, Marketing &
Sales; and Dori Reap, Office
of the CEO, Sr. VP & CFO,
of the former Ultrafem company
for donating this dress!
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Below:
The dress is heavy,
about 9 pounds (about 4.1 kilos).
The underskirt,
which supports and expands the
dress, is
missing in the photo and can be
seen here.
All photos copyright 2008
Harry Finley
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Below:
Back
of dress with its long zipper.
I wish I could say the palm
betrays my Tahitian
location
but it came from a Safeway
supermarket when the museum
was open near Washington, D.C.
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NEXT: details, underskirt || MORE menstrual cups
Pictures of the former physical museum (where I
took these dress photos).
Norwegian museum
exhibit
Canadian costume
made from menstrual pads
Menstrual poison
(menotoxin)
Disposal bags for
menstrual napkins from around the
world
German menstrual pad brand featuring a prostitute.
What causes menstrual
odor?
Suspenders to hold
pads
Copyright 2008 Harry Finley
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