#menstruationmonday "What made her think she was different?" Tampax ad (undated but likely 1950-60s). This ad depicts a fictitious conversation between two women: one who uses 'internal protection,' or tampons, and the other who sees a box of Tampax in the bathroom and freaks a bit.
October 5, 2026 at 7:50 PM
#menstruationmonday "What made her think she was different?" Tampax ad (undated but likely 1950-60s). This ad depicts a fictitious conversation between two women: one who uses 'internal protection,' or tampons, and the other who sees a box of Tampax in the bathroom and freaks a bit.
Another Monday another #MenstruationMonday post (I am committing). Today I have a picture of a tin and a bottle of Lydia Pinkham's tablet, which was a catchall medicine for any sort of women's issues. It was a home remedy, as Pinkham sold the concoction to local women before financial need drove
August 31, 2026 at 5:48 PM
Another Monday another #MenstruationMonday post (I am committing). Today I have a picture of a tin and a bottle of Lydia Pinkham's tablet, which was a catchall medicine for any sort of women's issues. It was a home remedy, as Pinkham sold the concoction to local women before financial need drove
Today's #MenstruationMonday post is a pink sanitary belt likely from the early-20th century. Before (and sometimes after) disposable pads and elastic belts came along, women used belts that fit around their waist and connected to reusable cloth pads that were secured (like this one) with safety pins
August 24, 2026 at 7:50 PM
Today's #MenstruationMonday post is a pink sanitary belt likely from the early-20th century. Before (and sometimes after) disposable pads and elastic belts came along, women used belts that fit around their waist and connected to reusable cloth pads that were secured (like this one) with safety pins
For #MenstruationMonday (I need to actually make it a thing) here's a Kotex magazine ad from 1927. The tagline? "8 in 10 Better Class Women" say that Kotex has improved their lives with the idea that disposability improves hygiene. The pad "discards as easily as tissues" and
August 17, 2026 at 5:40 PM
For #MenstruationMonday (I need to actually make it a thing) here's a Kotex magazine ad from 1927. The tagline? "8 in 10 Better Class Women" say that Kotex has improved their lives with the idea that disposability improves hygiene. The pad "discards as easily as tissues" and
New article for #MenstruationMonday out of @commonplacejrnl.bsky.social!
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Padding Out History: Menstrual Management in the Nineteenth- and Early Twentieth-Century United States - Commonplace
Innovations in menstrual technology that emerged in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century allow us to infer what techniques women used to manage their periods in earlier decades by analyzing...
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February 9, 2026 at 9:19 PM
New article for #MenstruationMonday out of @commonplacejrnl.bsky.social!
commonplace.online/article/padd...
commonplace.online/article/padd...
How about a @askhistorians.bsky.social post for #MenstruationMonday? Have you ever wondered how women without periods thought about their (lack of condition)? Here is an answer in the context of 19th century US with the professionalization of male physicians: www.reddit.com/r/AskHistori...
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February 2, 2026 at 4:49 PM
How about a @askhistorians.bsky.social post for #MenstruationMonday? Have you ever wondered how women without periods thought about their (lack of condition)? Here is an answer in the context of 19th century US with the professionalization of male physicians: www.reddit.com/r/AskHistori...