See how a woman wore
a belt in a Dutch ad. See a classy 1920s ad for a belt
and the first ad (1891) MUM has for a belt.
See how women wore
a belt (and in a Swedish ad).
See a modern belt
for a washable pad
and a page from the 1946-47
Sears catalog showing a great variety.
More ads for
napkin belts: Sears,
1928 - modern
belts - modern washable
- Modess, 1960s
Actual belts in the museum
And, of course, the first Tampax AND - special
for you! - the American fax tampon,
from the early 1930s, which also came in bags.
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).
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The Museum of Menstruation
and Women's Health
Ad for Stayfree
menstrual pads, 1977, Germany,
Eltern [Parents] magazine
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Stayfree, one of the developers of
the no-belt pad that stuck into
panties with adhesive strips,
advertises here its smaller pad for
smaller bodies, possibly the first
minipad. And it does so in a very un-American
way: a nude model, nipple showing, in
white panties! Those Germans! (And French!)
When the museum was open in my house a Japanese
woman studying at an American
university sent me her thesis about
menstrual leave in Japan and said she
had to have her mom mail her small
pads because the American ones were
too big.
By the way, in the lower right
corner you see "Hahn," the name of the
manufacturer. And to its left you see
a odd drawing; that's the comb and eye
of a rooster,
which is what Hahn means in German.
My translation:
[Headline]
Stayfree, the minipad. Because big
pads are usually too big for young
girls. [A pun in German:
in der Regel means usually
but Regel can also mean menstrual
period. See words for
menstruation in German.]
[Text,
starting at lower left]
For young girls, Stayfree, the
minipad, is ideal:
It's so small that one hardly
feels it. And it's never
bothersome. It doesn't bind up. [Chart showing
bleeding on various days.] And many young
girls can use it on every day of
their periods.Thus also on the
first days, when the bleeding is
somewhat heavier.
Because Stayfree is a minipad
that's especially secure - in
three ways.
It has an extra wide adhesive
strip along the complete length
of the pad. That guarantees a
secure position in the panties.
The sides of the pad have
special protection against
leakage on the sides. That
increases the absorption ability
and gives you more security if
you can change the pad at the
right time.
A further security is the soft
blue panty protection on the
bottom of the pad. It's
completely moisture proof and
keeps the shape of the pad.
But that's not all that's
special about this minipad:
It has a net-like, skin-friendly
wrapping. The secretion is
absorbed at every point and
immediately taken into the
inside of the pad. Therefore the
surface remains clean for a
longer time.
Try Stayfree, the minipad. For
young girls this minipad is the
right size for young girls [the Regel
pun again].
Stayfree, the minipad with the
three security advantages.
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