More ads for teens (see also introductory page for
teenage advertising): Are
you in the know?
(Kotex napkins and Quest napkin powder, 1948,
U.S.A.), Are
you in the know?
(Kotex napkins, 1953, U.S.A.), Are you in the know? (Kotex napkins and belts,
1964, U.S.A.), Freedom
(1990, Germany), Kotex (1992, U.S.A.), Pursettes (1974, U.S.A.), Pursettes (1974, U.S.A.), Saba (1975, Denmark)
More ads for teens: 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). Freedom (1990, Germany), Kotex (1992, U.S.A.), Pursettes (1974, U.S.A.), Pursettes (1974, U.S.A.), Saba (1975, Denmark)
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Ad for Kotex sanitary napkins,
U.S.A., March 1941, magazine unknown)
No mention of the war in this ad -
but this was months before the
Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor, pulling
the U.S. into World War II.
Visually, the ad is timeless. But
just start reading!
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Below:
See "As One Girl
To Another," advertised above.
The ad measures 10.5 x 13.75" (26.8 x
34.7 cm).
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Below:
It doesn't look as if there are secret
messages.
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May 1943,
The American Girl magazine (U.S.A.)
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