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Lilia (U.K., pad in a tube, 1930s?). Generous gift from Andrew Smith, Wales, United Kingdom.
More Modess:
See more of these Modess leaflets.
1927 Gilbreth report to Johnson & Johnson about Modess
newspaper ads 1927-28
"Silent Purchase" ad, June 1928
ad, 1928
"Modernizing Mother" ads: #1, February 1929 ("Mother . . . don't be quaint"); #3 April 1929 ("Don't weaken, Mother"); #5, June 1929 ("Never mind, Mother, you'll learn")
ad about concealing pad, 1930
ad compared with Kotex ad, 1931
ad, 1931
wrapped Modess pad for dispenser, 1930s? Ad, U.K., 1936
True or False? ad in The American Girl magazine, January 1947
Australian ad, 1957
ad (1956) with "Modess . . . . because" ad incorporated into it
ad for "Growing Up and Liking It" booklet (1963, Modess)
actress Carol Lynley in "How shall I tell my daughter?" booklet ad (1955)
Modess . . . . because ads (many dates) - and threw in household tips.French ad, 1970s?
ad, French, 1972, photo by David Hamilton Personal Digest leaflets (6), 1966-67: describe Modess products
How Modess Sanitary Napkins Began: excerpts from"A Company That Cares: One Hundred Year Illustrated History of Johnson and Johnson"
Panties: Modess "Sanitary Shield" (two-band pad holder in crotch; 1970s; U.S.A.)
Modess "Panti-kini" (two-band holder to hold pad in crotch; 1960s-1970s, U.S.A.)
CONTRIBUTE to Humor, Words and expressions about menstruation and Would you stop menstruating if you could?
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MUM address & What does MUM mean? |
Email the museum |
Privacy on this site |
Who runs this museum?? |
Amazing women! |
Art of menstruation (and awesome ancient art of menstruation) |
Artists (non-menstrual) |
Asbestos |
Belts |
Bidets |
Birth control and religion |
Birth control drugs, old |
Birth control douche & sponges |
Founder bio |
Bly, Nellie |
MUM board |
Books: menstruation & menopause (& reviews) |
Cats |
Company booklets for girls (mostly) directory |
Contraception and religion |
Contraceptive drugs, old |
Contraceptive douche & sponges |
Costumes |
Menstrual cups |
Cup usage |
Dispensers |
Douches, pain, sprays |
Essay directory |
Examination, gynecological (pelvic) (short history) |
Extraction |
Facts-of-life booklets for girls |
Famous women in menstrual hygiene ads |
FAQ |
Feminine napkin, towel, pad directory |
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, towel, napkin directory |
Patent medicine |
Poetry directory |
Products, some current |
Puberty booklets for girls and parents|
Religion |
Religión y menstruación |
Your remedies for menstrual discomfort |
Menstrual products safety |
Sanitary napkin, towel, pad directory |
Seguridad de productos para la menstruación |
Science |
Shame |
Slapping, menstrual |
Sponges |
Synchrony |
Tampon directory |
Early tampons |
Teen ads directory |
Tour of the former museum (video) |
Towel, pad, sanitary napkin directory |
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 |
Read 10 years (1996-2006) of articles and Letters to Your MUM on this site.
Leer la versión en español de los siguientes temas: Anticoncepción y religión, Breve reseña - Olor - Religión y menstruación - Seguridad de productos para la menstruación.


MUSEUM OF MENSTRUATION AND WOMEN'S HEALTH

Personal Digest
Folder showing Modess products, 1966, U.S.A.
Personal Products Company (Johnson & Johnson)

Companies like Personal Products made folders showing what they offered and threw in some household tips. See more of these Modess leaflets.

Kotex did the same.

See German offerings during in the early 20th century.

Lilia (U.K., pad in a tube, 1930s?). Generous gift from Andrew Smith, Wales, United Kingdom.

The former Tambrands, maker of Tampax (history), kindly donated the leaflet.


Below: Below: The 2 sides of the 5-page folder, reduced.
Each of the small glossy pages measures 2 3/8 x 4 1/4" (about 6 x 10.8 cm).
When folded up, the first page is the woman with leaves (below right).
This opens to the pages in the bottom row, below, starting with
the woman holding Coets over her eyes.

Click on the small pictures to see enlargements (first 2 pages are BELOW).

Below: Comapnies made belts to hold pads in place. See some this museum has.
The Great Pad Revolution eventually did away with 99 percent of belts.
Below: Kimberley-Clark, maker of Kotex, also made similar products - for example Kleenex.
NEXT | See more of these Modess leaflets - Meds tampons (U.S.A. and elsewhere, box and tampon, 1967, Personal Products Company) -
Meds (box & tampons, 1940s-1950s?) -
Lilia (U.K., pad in a tube, 1930s?). Generous gift from Andrew Smith, Wales, United Kingdom.
pamphlet introducing Meds to the world (1930s) - Meds box & tampons, 1970, New Zealand - 1941 ad -
Several Personal Digest leaflets - 1967 ad - undated instructions here and here. - Australian ad, 1950s
Panties: Modess "Sanitary Shield" (two-band pad holder in crotch; 1970s; U.S.A.)
Modess "Panti-kini" (two-band holder to hold pad in crotch; 1960s-1970s, U.S.A.)
Lilia (U.K., pad in a tube, 1930s?). Generous gift from Andrew Smith, Wales, United Kingdom.

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