The Menstrual History Collection: A Trip through Time @SmithsonianAmHistory
The Menstrual History Collection: A Trip through Time  @SmithsonianAmHistory
Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Join us on a journey through our collection to explore the history of period products and their marketing. See the impact they have had on women’s lives and opportunities, and what they reveal about larger cultural changes and challenges.

To dig deeper check out the online exhibition: https://s.si.edu/menstruation
The Menstrual History Collection: A Trip through TimeAquacultureAlexander Graham Bells voice (short), 1885Smithsonian’s Great Americans Medal | Dr. Anthony S. Fauci Explains COVID-19 Through ONE ObjectRacing for Vaccines | Pandemic PerspectivesLillian Maldonado Agosto Talks about Teresa Rodriguez: Helping communities understand the worldFeeding CommunitiesTillie Lewis, The Tomato Queen of San JoaquinFoodways and WaterwaysEscaramuzas: Asserting a Mexican Girls Tradition | Veronica Mendez Talks with Veronica DavilaFlaco Jiménez, Max Baca, & Music of the U.S./Mexico BorderlandsHear My Voice: binder’s board disc coated with wax
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The Menstrual History Collection: A Trip through Time

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