See the same ad from the Netherlands, 1938,
with slightly different text. See a very early ad,
1936, U.S.A.
More Tampax items: First tampon with applicator
(1931-33?) box, tampon, instructions - 1936:
box, tampon, patent (with a short account of the invention
of Tampax by Dr. Earle Haas, and of the first
Tampax president, German immigrant Gertrude Tenderich), ad, instructions, dealer's
instructions, dealers' advisory
See also Australian
douche ad (ca. 1900) - Fresca douche powder (U.S.A.)
(date ?) - Kotique douche liquid ad, 1974 (U.S.A.)
- Liasan (1) genital wash ad, 1980s (Germany)
- Liasan (2) genital wash ad, 1980s (Germany)
- Lysol douche liquid ad, 1928 (U.S.A.) - Lysol douche liquid ad, 1948 (U.S.A.) - Marvel
douche liquid ad, 1928 (U.S.A.) - Midol ad, 1938
- Midol booklet (selections), 1959 (U.S.A.) -
Mum deodorant cream ad, 1926 (U.S.A.) - Myzone menstrual pain pills ad, 1952 (Australia) - Pristeen genital spray ad, 1969 (U.S.A.) - Spalt pain tablets, 1936 (Germany) - Sterizol
douche liquid ad, 1926 (U.S.A.) - Vionell genital
spray ad, 1970, with Cheryl Tiegs (Germany) - Zonite
douche liquid ad, 1928 (U.S.A.)
The Perils of Vaginal Douching (essay by Luci
Capo Rome) - the odor page
More Midol: Midol booklet (selections), 1959,
and Midol ad, 1938
 
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Tampax menstrual tampon ad, 1938, U.S.A.
Tampax made possibly the first widely successful commercial tampon in
the early 1930s (see a contender) but faced opposition
from the Catholic Church and those thinking that using tampons would take
a women's virginity (that was - is? - still an issue
in the 1990s in America). Another concern was that it could get lost. Some
of these problems Tampax addressed through the Dickinson
Report, in 1945, but some linger today. And then there's the toxic shock
possibility (read about Rely tampon), although that
likelihood is much reduced.
"No belts, no pins, no pads"
addressed one of the main complaints women had in dealing with menstruation
and Tampax used those words for many years. See a later
one.
The same ad with slightly different text appeared in the
Netherlands in 1938. My guess is that Tampax was the first commercial
tampon in Europe, although women had made their own for decades and probably
longer, especially in the theatrical profession.
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See the same ad in Dutch, 1938, with slightly
different text. Tampon directory.
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