Museum of Menstruation and Women's Health

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Web Name: Museum of Menstruation and Women's Health

WebSite: http://www.mum.org

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Menstruation,of,Museum,history,MUM,mom,menstruation, Kotex,Tampax,culture,ad

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in her poem "Upon the Singing of a Lark" in Dr Sara Read's "Menstruation and the Female Body in Early Modern England," a fount of learning This web site is "odd, funny and well researched" - The New York Times This museum collection is "[U]nrivaled. . . . [T]he best material culture collection on menstruation in the world." - Menstruation: A Cultural History (Howie, Shail, eds.) This museum, MUM, has thousands of advertisements and products concerning menstruation from around the world. This museum Web site is "a treasure trove of information." - Kotex, Kleenex, Huggies: Kimberly-Clark and the Consumer Revolution in American Business, by Thomas Heinrich and Bob Batchelor. Listen (unfortuntely the link is dead) to MUM director Harry Finley carry on about men and menstruation, the MUM museum in his basement, toxic shock, etc., on the Keeper menstrual cup site. No, they didn't pay me. ABOUT MUM (MUseum of Menstruation): "May God close your horable museum." From a letter, with original spelling, to the Museum of Menstruation, from "Shocked, by women," mailed from Cheyenne, Wyoming, U.S.A. "Consider how Surg. Gen. Koop changed the country! . . . Carry on!" Judge Giles S. Rich (retired), United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, Washington, D. C. (from a letter to me) Comments from TV, online, radio and other media about this museum. Three listeners' comments (more) from my half-hour interview with Howard Stern (here): ° "Get a life, creep." ° "[I] am quite familiar with the obstacles to a frank and intelligent discussion of menstruation." (Nancy Freedman, author of Everything You Must Know About Tampons, 1981) ° "I was just listening to your interview with Howard Stern. You handled yourself very well with him. He lambastes just about anyone with a peculiar interest, but you had him very much in check. I was amazed!" Google declares this site "adult,"not something a family could look at together and withdraws the ads it had placed here for 8 years (December 2011). I need permission slips from Google employees' mothers before they peek at this site. NO FAKE SIGNATURES OR I'LL SEND YOU TO THE PRINCIPAL'S OFFICE!! "Stick to jock itch products, buddy." In a commentary about the museum and its creator in the defunct Sassy, an American magazine for teenage girls. "Terrifically diverse" - Independent on Sunday (London, England) "It's fabulous that somebody out there is willing to . . . pull back the curtain." Mona Miller, national media relations director of the Planned Parenthood Federation of America, discussing the museum in The Prince George's Journal, Maryland, U.S.A. "One of the best on the Internet" - Britannica.com "Ecco perché Harry Finley ne sa più della tua Mamma" - Marie Claire magazine (Italian edition) "This gem of a website is a virtual repository for everything you ever wanted to know about women's periods." - New Scientist magazine (United Kingdom) "More interesting than you might think. . . . lively." The V Book: A Doctor's Guide to Complete Vulvovaginal Health, by Elizabeth G. Stewart, M.D., of Harvard medical school and Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston. More media on MUM suspicious cells: the Draghi Detection Tampon that Tampax patented in 1959 to find cervical cancer.) The writes The New York Times about his many accomplishments. See an early example of that pill (1964) in this museum. ..................................................... A friend sent a link to an audio and visual tour through the Museum of Menstruation my house so many years ago (mid 1990s). My computer sound doesn't work so I can't pass on how articulate (and informative) I was. I hope I was. ..................................................... A contribution to Words and expressions for menstruation: U.S.A.: (an Lives in East Africa" Read the story in the Huffington Post. 21 years ago a writer from Seventeen magazine attending the opening of this museum asked me what I thought was the best menstruation "removal" technique. I told her a menstrual cup.......................................................... Kotex ad, May, 1922 ........................................................ "Japan charges Tokyo 'vagina artist' with obscenity" "Correspondents say that opinion is split in Japan over whether Ms Igarashi's work is obscene, with some pointing out that images of penises are not seen as causing offence." -BBC. [Your MUM reddened the words. See related work on this Web site.] .............................. Would you stop menstruating if you could? ................................................................ "Women's age at first menstrual cycle linked to heart disease risk ... "First menstrual cycle at the age of 13 posed the lowest risk of heart disease, stroke and high blood pressure." Read the whole ScienceDaily article. ........................ My period just started! Kotex to the rescue, ad, September, 1921 ................................................ A simple ad for German Carefree panty pads (1991) turns out to be not so simple with its second page................................................................ What do you know about menstruation and tampons in ancient Greece? That's what I thought. Greatly expand that knowledge!.................................................................. "Why didn't the Great Creator tweak that whole process a bit so that nothing is lost?" contribution to Would you stop menstruating if you could? ................................................................. OMG! Do these women travel from ad to ad for different companies? You witness them betraying Kotex for Modess! Modess ad, 1934 ...................................................... I see London, I see France .... Always pads protect you know what! Dutch ad, 2002............................................. The notice of the 1971 annual meeting of shareholders where it's proposed to change the name to Tassaway, Inc., just in time for the menstrual cup company to fail! ...................................................... The book is a torrent of information, unique, about menstrual activism. The author inscribed the copy she sent me, in part, "For Harry, .... a rebel, an inspiration to us all! THANK YOU!" Dr. Bobel is the incoming president of the Society for Menstrual Cycle Research. ............................................................ What, you think there's a matriarchal Moon Party See this funny ad. ............................................................. "Judges Republican appointees. Wonderful New York Times story. ............................................... after childbirth? Read the great article in the New York Times. ................................................................ Are you a Doubting Lady? Or any kind of lady? Or a lady at all? Modess pads absorbed those concerns! Modess ad, 1933. ........................................................... Want to cheat your neighbor? The government squeezes another quack, in 1930. A package insert for Wampole's Antiseptic Vaginal Cones of Boroglyceride and the same stuff with ichthyol, With the FDA judgment. ................................................................ Taking a vacation? Pack your nice shoes and, of course, Kotex, but don't swim with one on! Kotex ad, 1921. ..................................................................... Guys, want to "experience" menstruation? No? Darn it, I was hoping you would say Yes. Go ahead, experience it (at second, third or fourth hand) with the Menstruation sent me the link to her debate at New York's Museum of Modern Art about whether such empathy (even with this machine) is possible. I left my 1.5 cent's worth of comment on that site. She also reminds us that Menstrual Hygiene Day is right around the corner (28 May). (See hut - start here. See also hygiene efforts in India.) And Representative Carolyn Maloney reintroduces her effort to push Congress to investigate for Kotex, 1939 .................................................................. "Seven Ways To Beat PMS" Story at Intellihealth (Harvard)....................................... will never get married." See some other current Indian menstrual practices......................................................................... "Ovulation other women, research shows" Read the story. ............. UCL............................................................................................... Contribution to Words and expressions for menstruation: U.K.: Womb juice............................................................... An e-mailer sends this query, Tricks of the menstrual (and other) trade: German ad for Carefree panty pads, 1991........................................................................................................................................... "Menstrual Cycle Influences Concussion Outcomes Nov. 13, 2013 — Researchers found that women injured during the two weeks leading up to their period (the premenstrual phase) had a slower recovery and poorer health one month after injury compared to women injured during the two weeks directly after their period or women taking birth control pills." Read the whole article at ScienceDaily............................................................................................... Kotex equalizes something in an ad, 1933. ....................................................................... Australian Steven Riley, of Veeda, asked me to post this about his tampon: "Veeda is a 100% natural feminine hygiene range of products. Veeda is the first widely available product in the USA in the natural range that is priced to compete with all the traditional brands. 100 % Cotton tampons are highly recommended by Dr. Tierno, expert microbiologist, to drastically reduce the risk of TSS. Traditional feminine hygiene products are commonly made from synthetics, rayon and polyester and these substances are then placed next to or inserted into one of the most absorbent places in your body. There are Options!! Veeda is 100% cotton, No Synthetics, No Chemicals, No Dyes and No Dioxins. The limited available organic options in the USA are normally 50% to 100% more expensive so we have developed a product great for your body and great for your pocket."................................................................ "Pesticides Linked to Endometriosis Risk" Read the New York Times story.............................................................. Advertising Age writes about the criticism of Tassette menstrual cup's huge billboard in Times Square, 1961............................................... An Australian contribution to Would you stop menstruating if you could?................................................................... "Mammals Can 'Choose' Sex of Offspring, Study Finds" Read the ScienceDaily article. ................................................................................. "Delayed Puberty: First Estrogen Receptor Mutation Found in a Young Woman" Read the ScienceDaily article. .......................................................................................... In a (supposedly genuine) Russian Tampax ad a shark ... well, see for yourself. THEN read what your MUM has to say at the BOTTOM of this page. I thank the Russian artist Vladislav Shabalin, who sent the link!............................................................................................... Germany's ancient pad recruits a new user. Ad for Camelia, 1990s ............................................................................................. Forgot your tampon? Find a panda! An interesting e-mailer sent the following: I'm a bookworm and a history lover, and came across your website in the past while researching historical products/methods used for menstruation. This was quite some time ago, but today I was researching China, and it's relationship to Giant Pandas of all things, when I came across a blip that said women in ancient China may have used Panda pelts as a sort of sanitary napkin. I tried to skim through the site to see if you'd mentioned this anywhere, but so far haven't seen it mentioned, so I thought I'd email you the info I found. The statement read: "The few known uses include the Szechuan tribal peoples' use of panda urine to melt accidentally swallowed needles, and the use of panda pelts to control menses as described in the Qin Dynasty encyclopedia Erya." And was cited as sourced from the book The Last Panda, by George B. Schaller; ISBN 0226736296, 9780226736297. It was cited as being on page 61, but as I don't know what edition they are referring to, it might not be exact. Anyhow, I just thought it might be of some interest to you. ............................................................................................................. "Menopause May Be an Unintended Outcome of Men's Preference for Younger Mates" "Over time, human males have shown a preference for younger women in selecting mates, stacking the Darwinian deck against continued fertility in older women, the researchers have found." Read the article from McMaster University in ScienceNews. .......................................................................................... "Accounts director tells menstruating to The Onion. Wait, The Onion made this up?? Not everything! ......................................................................................... White, finally! Ad for Australian Kotex belt, 1956.............................................................. Emmanuel Sala invites you to an EXHIBITION in Arles, France, 1-21 July, noon to 8. l'atelier cinq, 5 rue Augustin Tardieu "Our blood collectiveThis is our blood introducesreflection about blood's confiscation, which is generally made by medicine, power orreligion."We propose an exhibition of photos, marks on canvas, installations, evokingalternately, life's mystery, menstruation and death penalty's abolition.This exhibition is open to the entire public."www.emmanuelsala.com (in French)www.thisisourblood.com (in English)http://www.myriambegue.com/ (in French)http://www.gillesmagninphotographie.com/ (in French)(See also the Art of Menstruation in MUM and some ancient art of menstruation).......................................... Surprise inside for a woman who bought a cocaine! Read the fascinating story and a short history of the medical use of tampons (and cocaine) to treat women's health problems. In addition, the famous Johns Hopkins surgeon William Halsted became addicted to cocaine while testing it on himself as a local anesthetic. He substituted morphine to try to break his addiction but then became addicted to it. These drugs were not then illegal for general use in America (late 19th, early 20th century). Many know him as the creator of the radical mastectomy and the doctor who introduced rubber gloves to surgery. I thank MUM friend Melissa Terras, DPhil, stressful experiences, according to a study from UCL." ....................................................................................... family member or friend, researchers said." Read the whole article. Would you stop menstruating if you could? ....................................................................................................... Read the interesting summary of menstrual beliefs and practices in today's India and efforts to improve them in the New York Times. See pictures on MUM (this site) of the cow shed mentioned in the Times story and a doll used to teach girls about menstruation as well as how to make their own cloth pads. ............................................................................................................................. Dr Sara Read of Loughborough University (U.K.) writes (pdf in large gray box) that many might have considered that normal. She kindly sent me her article, which also discusses the origins of the menstrual taboo and other fascinating cultural details, including religious. And I believe that many - most? - women of later eras might have also done so. A reader responded with this: "Hi, Just read your article about menstruating and devices used when menstruating in earlier times. My mother was from England and i know that going back to her great grandmothers they made pads with cotton or wool in them to absorb the blood. They attached them to their underwear with safety pins or straight pins that they blunted and bent under. She showed me a couple that she had saved when i started. They would boil them clean."............................................................................................ A contribution from Russia to Would you stop menstruating if you could? ...................................................................... What do Betty Kay and the Mad Hatter have in common? Huh, who's Betty Kay?..................................................................... Menstrual Veil The Penn Museum, of the University of Pennsylvania, has something called a menstrual veil from the Naskapi culture in Labrador, Canada, collected in 1933. Its description on the museum's Web site says "Hide, fringed, and painted with red, blue, and white pigment. Ties are sewn on at eitehr [sic] end. Note on tag accompanying object, perhaps typed by Pennypacker: 'New style Menstruation vale [sic]. The vale is not worn after its first use. Worn during her first period. Collected by F.G. Speck 1933...' " picture............................................................................ Dildo?," my translation of "Svensk steinalderdildo?" Read the article (in Norwegian but with an amazing photo.)................................................................................................... "The Most Effective Form of Birth Control" Read the New York Times story......................................................................... 3 ads for Sears menstrual pad belts, late 19th century ...................................................................... book on menopause and mid-life The Tao of Turning Fifty: What Every Woman in Her Forties Needs to Know. The author writes, "There's a free excerpt on my website, also new. And my next project will be for young women." See some of her poems on the MUM poetry link page. www.jenniferboire.com................................................................................................................. More details here. http://tote4pgh.com/special-drives/sister-supplies/ Thank you, Sue -- *The Pittsburgh Tote Bag Project* *"Helping our neighbors and our environment, one tote bag at a time." Use Stem Cells to Generate Human Eggs" (New York Times story) "The advance, if confirmed, might provide a new source of eggs for treating infertility, though scientists say it is far too early to tell if the work holds such promise." Aunt Flo humor Additions to Words and expressions menstruation: India: Chums, MC, M Seal, ST Abortion through the mail: Four 1933 American ads for (illegal) birth control.............................................................................................. An emailer writes about her useful mini pads: "In 1992 when I was in basic training with the US Navy. We had to do drills with fake rifles. Most of us women did not have a lot of muscle and padding on our shoulders to carry the fake rifles. So we used stick-on mini pads on our shoulders. It is funny that a someone with a man's name is mantaining [a clever slip of the finger] the site. Got a link to it from wisewomenhood.com" [This is your MUM, the man just mentioned: Years ago, when I developed a painful hand while working as a graphic designer, I wrapped panty pads around my pencils to enable my hand to better grasp them and reduce the pain. A woman co-worker asked me, "What's THAT?!" It confirmed her view that artists were, well, wacky. And a few years later I started this museum in my house. Point well taken!]................................................................................................... smaller dose of the 'morning after' birth control pill may help to control fibroids in the uterus as well. That's the conclusion of two new studies. They were done in Europe, where the pill is awaiting approval. Fibroids are growths that can cause heavy bleeding, pain and fertility problems." Read the whole article from Harvard Medical School............................................................................ Gregory ancient art of menstruation)........................................................... Perspective: The Lady Problem, on ADWEEK................................................................................. bottom). Read the story and see the image. ......................................................... risk. Read the interesting story......................................................................................................................... "Do Women's Voices Really Allow Men to Detect Ovulation? No, Says New Study" Read the article. .......................... Healthline.com recently launched a free interactive “Human Female Chest in 3D” tool........................................ interesting ways (Article)................................................................ por María García de los siguientes temas: Anticoncepción y religión, Breve reseña - El Punto Gräfenberg (Punto G) - Los riesgos de las duchas vaginales - Olor - Religión y menstruación - Seguridad de productos para la menstruación - Sincronía menstrual y suspensión - Aspectos arquetípicos de los genitales femeninos CONTRIBUTE to Humor and Words and expressions menstruation and Would you stop menstruating if you could? Some MUM site LINKS: E-mail the museum | privacy on this site | Who runs this museum?? Age at menarche (first menstruation), changes (secular trend) Amazing women! Art of menstruation (and awesome ancient art of menstruation) Art of Harry Finley, MUM's creator (you'll leave this MUM site) The (former) ACTUAL MUSEUM Artists (non-menstrual) Asbestos menstrual products Belts, menstrual (to hold pads in place) Bidets Birth control douche sponges Birth control drugs, old Birth control and religion Founder of MUM bio Bly , Nellie MUM board Books: menstruation menopause ( reviews) Cats Comic strip about a future MUM Company booklets for girls (mostly) directory Contraception and religion Contraceptive drugs, old Contraceptive douche sponges Costumes Cups, menstrual and their ads | cup usage Cuts, and why I started this museum Dispensers, menstrual products Disposal bags for menstrual pads Douches, pain, sprays their ads Egypt (ancient) Essay directory Examination , gynecological (pelvic) (short history) Extraction, menstrual Facts-of-life booklets Famous women in menstrual hygiene ads FAQ | founder/director biography Feminine napkins, pads, towels ads directory Former (physical) museum in my house Future of the museum Germany: "A note from Germany" Gynecological examination of a woman's pelvis (short history) Gynecological topics by Dr. Soucasaux Humor Huts India, menstruation in Japan, many articles, start here Links Media coverage of MUM Menarche age (first menstruation), changes (secular trend) Menarche booklets for girls parents Menotoxin, menstrual poison Menstrual napkins, pads, towels their ads directory Mikvah ritual bath after menstruation for Orthodox Jews Miscellaneous : myths, menstrual wave, comic strips, advertising, etc. Museum's future as a public building open to all Museum (former physical menstruation) in my house Norwegian menstruation exhibit Odor the origin of menstrual odor Olor Pads, towels, napkin their ads directory Panties (women's underpants) underwear directory Past American European customs Patent medicine ads Poetry directory Poison, menstrual (menotoxin) Products , a very few current Puberty booklets for girls and parents Religion | Religión y menstruación Remedies for menstrual discomfort, your Safety of products | Seguridad de productos para la menstruación Sanitary napkins, pads, towels their ads directory Science Shame Slapping , menstrual Sponges Stop menstruating comments, your Synchrony Tampons their ads directory | some early tampons Teen ads directory Towels, pads, napkins their ads directory Tour the former museum in Harry Finley's house - Another tour Underwear panties directory Videos, films directory Words and expressions about © 2016 Harry Finley. It is illegal to reproduce or distribute any of the work on this Web site in any manner or medium without written permission of the author. Please report suspected violations to hfinley@mum.org Harry Finley is the founder and director, and he created, writes and maintains this site.

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