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Thursday, March 24, 2005

Having the painters in
OK, it's getting kind of scary when my museum research gets into rhythm with me... check out this online exhibition from Sydney's Powerhouse Museum:
The rags: paraphernalia of menstruation.

I particularly love this quote from Liz Giuffre in the 'Heckler' column of The Sydney Morning Herald (23 August 2004):
Despite the GST [Goods and Services Tax] classification of pads and tampons as 'luxury items', let me, on behalf of the women of Australia, let the manufacturers know that they have a captive audience. There is absolutely no need for this continued marketing push to make the products 'fun' and 'funky'.

Sanitary tampons, opened packet, Meds, textile/ paper/ cellophane, Johnson & Johnson Pty Ltd, Australia, c1970.  Five tampons remain in this box, each individually wrapped in a twist of cellophane, with the tampon string protruding for ease of unwrapping. The American company Johnson & Johnson first manufactured Meds in the 1930s. They were launched in Australia in 1941. PHM collection 2003/62/1. Gift of Mrs Anne Hicks 2003.

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