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 menstrual
pain pill ad, 1938 (U.S.A.) - Midol booklet (selections),
1959 (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
Ad for Mum deodorant cream
(June 1926, U.S.A.)
Mum's a good name for a deodorant, and a good nickname
for this museum for the same reason: "Mum's the word," which means
"Don't say anything! It's secret!" Menstruation, for example.
According to the Gilbreth report
(1927), some women used the cream on menstrual pads not only as a deodorant
but to reduce the chafing of the gauze that
usually covered them, a great problem in the 1920s and before. The ad mentions
this use in the third paragraph.
I went through a contortion to get MUM to make sense for
this museum, but it comes from
MUseum of Menstruation.
MOM makes more sense, but I wasn't looking for a connection to mother (even
though many English speakers say mum for mother; I don't), simply the opportunity
to say "MUM's the word!" about menstruation.
NEXT: Myzone menstrual pain pills
ad (Australia)
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 menstrual
pain pill ad, 1938 (U.S.A.) - Midol booklet (selections),
1959 (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
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