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Menstrual Products, 1900–2018
Why do we refer to menstrual products as sanitary?
The products we use today are the result of an abundance of cello cotton after World War I, marketing studies, and product decisions in the early 1900s. Health advisors wanted to sanitize menstruation to make it less messy and more healthy. And manufacturers wanted to find new markets for products.
Packaging reinforced the message that menstruation should be sanitary and convenient. |