It’s a talk everyone dreaded as a child and what many women continue to dread today.
In 1946, Disney released an educational video about a woman’s menstrual cycle used for middle school health education classes. The cartoon, complete with helpful diagrams, was used at the time to help girls to understand the ins and outs of periods.
Co-presented with Kotex, the 10-minute video was distributed at schools with a pamphlet called “Very Personally Yours,” which explained specifics on proper sanitation. In it, young women were discouraged from using tampons — a common belief at the time — because it was thought...
In 1946, Disney released an educational video about a woman’s menstrual cycle used for middle school health education classes. The cartoon, complete with helpful diagrams, was used at the time to help girls to understand the ins and outs of periods.
Co-presented with Kotex, the 10-minute video was distributed at schools with a pamphlet called “Very Personally Yours,” which explained specifics on proper sanitation. In it, young women were discouraged from using tampons — a common belief at the time — because it was thought...
- 7/28/2017
- by Joelle Goldstein
- PEOPLE.com
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