Introduction

Methodology Review

Modified Method

Objects Analysis

Annotated Bibliography

Next Term Proposal

 

Woman & Her Sanitary Articles


Introduction

 

There is a classic sanitary napkin joke--

A bunch of thrid-grade boys found a ten bucks note on the street, and they had a discussion about how to spend this money. One of them said that they should spend it on candies while the other thought pockemons would be fun. But, one kid suddenly came up with a different idea: "Why don't we buy some sanitary napkins?" The other boys were sort of confused: "What is Sanitary Napkin?" That kid shrugged his shoulders and told his friends: "I am not sure, but TV says it's amazing, once somebody has sanitary napkins, that ontelle can do everything they like--climbing, traveling...whatever they want! I think we should buy some!"


This old joke confirms two things, firstly, the feminine sanitary stuff are very concealed in our society and very few would articulate them especially in public. The other is all feminine hygiene products seem to be designed to improve women's life in their special days--"can do everything they want". These two matters utter both the importance of sanitary stuff for women and the 'unmentionable' of them. Thus, this project is going to explore this indispensable but ineffable things of women. This time, we will look at a woman, not at her makeup or garment, but at her sanitary articles.

Kotex Box, 1948, collection of MUM

 

 

Introduction

Methodologies Review

Modified Method

Objects Analysis

Annotated Bibliography

Next Term Proposal

 

 


HIS 1543 Material Cultures Studies First Term Assignment
University of Toronto,
By Y. Chen cya@whoever.com
Last Time Update: 2002/12/20
All images are by courtesy of Harry Finley, MUM