See a Dutch Libresse ad, 1998. See an old American
tampon, Lotus.
Read a Personal Products booklet for older girls from about this time,
The Periodic Cycle (1938). See similar
booklets on this site.
Booklets menstrual hygiene companies made
for girls, women and teachers - patent medicine
- a list of books and articles about menstruation
- videos
See a Kotex ad advertising a Marjorie May
booklet.
See many more similar booklets.
See ads for menarche-education booklets:
Marjorie May's Twelfth Birthday (Kotex, 1932),
Tampax tampons (1970, with Susan Dey), Personal
Products (1955, with Carol Lynley), and German o.b.
tampons (lower ad, 1981)
And read Lynn Peril's series about these
and similar booklets!
Read the full text of the 1935 Canadian edition
of Marjorie May's Twelfth Birthday, probably identical to the American edition.
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 and belts, 1949, 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)
See early tampons and a list of tampon on this site - at least the ones I've cataloged.
 
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Telephone-booth ad for Libresse menstrual pads
London, England (2006?)
There's evidence that the British have humor - er, humour - and it's
strengthened by the ad below. The contributor, the gentleman who also sent
us radio ads by gymnast Cathy Rigby and for the
infamous Rely tampon, writes,
Mr. Finley--
I was going through some photos of London and got a laugh from this
one. A bit of subtle British humour - the phone box with the pantyliner
advert has a red handle and the one next to
it is green.
I appreciate that you were able to use the three Rely radio spots that
I sent you awhile back.
Your work and website are top notch.
I took the picture a few years back. I believe the phone boxes
were located near the London Marriott. Something about the image
struck me a bit humorous and it wasn't till I had the film developed
did I notice the joke.
I will look to see if I can find the date. The British do have
a DRY sense of humour.
Just like the woman in the TV ad for hemorrhoids, how'd you like to
be typecast as a pantyliner? At the same time she's fending you off she
looks cheerful; maybe she's faking it. Or maybe those arms wrap around the
panty crotch, replacing the usual wings. Dunno.
See an ad for Libresse on a bus stop in
the Netherlands.
Thanks again to the generous contributor!
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The booth sits near the London Marriott.
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See a Tassette
menstrual cup ad in Times Square
in New York City, 1961, and an ad for Kotex on a boxcar,
1920s
Yet more evidence for British humor. See a
Dutch Libresse ad, 1998. See an old American tampon,
Lotus.
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