Harry
Finley created the images.
What did women do about menstruation in
the past?
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MUSEUM OF MENSTRUATION AND WOMEN'S
HEALTH
Nice douche powder (U.S.A., sometime between
1943-1963)
Prophylactic and/or treatment for sexually
transmitted diseases (STDs), or a
contraceptive,
(spermicide), or both, and for leuchorrhea
(white vaginal discharge)
and as vaginal deodorant, for women
SarahAnne
Hazlewood generously donated
this packet to this museum.
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Below:
The first
of the 2 included single sheets
measures 2 15/16 x 6 11/16".
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Below:
The back
of the first sheet. The address postal
code, below, gives away
the product's approximate age
since the number after the city
occurred only between 1943 and 1963.
The missing letters irritate
you, don't they? That's NOT
nice!
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Below:
The 2nd
sheet in the bottle.
Yikes!
I hope no one had to call an
ambulance after her douche bulb
exploded! Such a scene in
a hotel!
See a 1959 Midol
pain-pill booklet recommending
douching.
See an older American douche
syringe and read what a
woman once famous in "feminine
hygiene" wrote about douching. And
see a still older American
douche set, Mon
Docteur (My Doctor in
French) with instructions, from
about 1929.
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Below:
Reverse
side of 2nd sheet.
Carry in your purse?
Why you
should not douche.
But in an emergency
look what a soft drink and Little Doozee
could do for you!
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NEXT:
More contraceptives
& information | Nice Pro-Fo Lactic Smyle
What did women do about menstruation in
the past?
Douching & vaginal
deodorants, including ads.
Boxes of patent
medicine for women:
Murray & Nickell Blue Cohosh Root
| Murray &
Nickell Cotton Root Bark | Allaire Woodward &
Co. Oak Bark-White |
Wampole's Vaginal
Cones with Picric Acid | Humphreys "31" | Orange Blossom
Suppositories |
Dr. Pierce's Vaginal
Tablets | Micajah's
Medicated
Wafers | Santrex
Formula 52T | Sedets
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Midol menstrual
pain relief:
tins
(containers), old ads, old booklet
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