Pursettes tampon panty, 1968 (U.S.A.)
Bags
from around the world for disposing of used pads
Belts for menstrual pads
Dispensers for menstrual pads
Panties (underpants) for holding menstrual pads
Powder for menstrual pads: Amolin, Quest
Sanitary apron, U.S.A., 1914 Sears, Roebuck catalog. MUM director Harry Finley commissioed Dr. Ann Wass to reconstruct it for the physical museum.
Suspenders for pads
Pad, towel, napkin directory
Booklets menstrual hygiene companies made for girls, women and teachers - patent medicine - a list of books and articles about menstruation - videos
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MUM address & What does MUM mean? |
Email the museum |
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Who runs this museum?? |
Amazing women! |
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Essay directory |
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Extraction |
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Products, some current |
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Religión y menstruación |
Your remedies for menstrual discomfort |
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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.

Sanshe's Sanitary Shields for sanitary [menstrual] napkins, U.S.A., 1940s-1950s?

Menstruation, period, stains, clothing, underpants, protection, hygiene, belts, pad directory

Women have always had to contend with menstrual leakage - well, maybe not those who used nothing to absorb the blood as did some in Europe and undoubtedly elsewhere.

This shield helped prevent accidents in the era of large pads, probably decades before adhesive pads and the thinner ones of today.

See various underpants and panties (and sanitary napkin belts), 1946-47 (page from Sears, Roebuck and Co. catalog, U.S.A.)

Below: Thin plastic encloses the paper envelope that encases the shield.
 
 
Below: The front of the folded (once) paper that encloses the shield. It measures 4 1/8 x 11" (10.5 x 27.9 cm).
The woman's hairdo looks 1940s to me as does the sprayed-on blouse or sweater, assuming she's wearing anything at all above her waist. But there are white lines showing sleeves.
The odd mark above Sanshe, more apparent on the back page (at right), turns out to be (probably) an apostrophe, which would be correct - see proof.
Below: The back of the folder.

Below: See if you can determine the date of the shield by looking at these drawings
for clothing style. My guess is the late 1940s, early 1950s.
A splotch of printing ink (?) covers part of the bedtime drawing.
Sanshe's shield furthered women even more than Tampax's ability to
enable women to perform ballet, swim, etc.: women could FLY using
their arms as wings!
Boy, just let a MAN try that! Hold on, maybe
she's diving into water.
 
NEXT | opened package - shield
Pursettes tampon panty, 1968 (U.S.A.) - Bags from around the world for disposing of used pads - Belts for menstrual pads - Dispensers for menstrual pads
Panties (underpants) for holding menstrual pads - Powder for menstrual pads: Amolin, Quest
Sanitary apron, U.S.A., 1914 Sears, Roebuck catalog. MUM director Harry Finley commissioed Dr. Ann Wass to reconstruct it for the physical museum. - Suspenders for pads - Pad, towel, napkin directory
 

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