Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
When mass-produced period products came on the market in 1920s, advertisers had to sell a product no one was comfortable talking about. The ads they created reflected - and reinforced - cultural taboos about menstruation. At the National Museum of American History, a collection of thousands of menstruation objects and advertisements, helps us better understand this history.
To dig deeper check out the online exhibition: https://s.si.edu/menstruation
When mass-produced period products came on the market in 1920s, advertisers had to sell a product no one was comfortable talking about. The ads they created reflected - and reinforced - cultural taboos about menstruation. At the National Museum of American History, a collection of thousands of menstruation objects and advertisements, helps us better understand this history.
To dig deeper check out the online exhibition: https://s.si.edu/menstruation
