The Menstrual History Collection: A First Peek @SmithsonianAmHistory
The Menstrual History Collection: A First Peek  @SmithsonianAmHistory
Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Take a peek at the National Museum of American History’s menstrual history collections and our digitization project. Over 500 period products and thousands of advertisements have been digitized for you to explore.

To dig deeper check out the online exhibition: https://s.si.edu/menstruation
The Menstrual History Collection: A First PeekArepas: The Power of Bread and CommunityCooking Up History: Celebrating Comida Chingona & the Lowrider LifestyleThe Smithsonian’s Great Americans Medal | Recipient Paul Simon on the Responsibility of Giving BackWhat do we take for granted? with nurse Abigaile De Mesa | Viral HistoriesRev. Wheeler Parker | Reckoning with Remembrance: History, Injustice, and the Murder of Emmett TillLeo Baker | We Belong HereGermaine Hampton | Reckoning with Remembrance: History, Injustice, and the Murder of Emmett TillRemembering Chavez Ravine | ¡Pleibol! In 3-minutesIn the Studio | textile conservation on the Jogbra prototypeSmithsonian Power of Giving 2020 | Educational Equity – Smithsonian Welcome, Day 1Celebrating Toni Tipton-Martin and the Julia Child Award
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The Menstrual History Collection: A First Peek

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