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48 pages, 28 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), portraits ; 29 cm

Robinsons of Chesterfield centenary : an epic account of the growth of the firm of Robinson and Sons Ltd. of Chesterfield : 1838-1939.

Jane Garvey looks at changing attitudes to menstruation or 'periods'. An archive film shown to teenagers in US schools about menstruation made by Walt Disney is played back briefly. Chella Quint, the founder of Period Positive, promotes discussion around menstruation. She has a stage show about the history of menstruation which she toured to Edinburgh. She explains that sanitary products were developed as a result of surplus bandages. She suggests that the marketing around these products led to the stigmatisation of periods. Procter and Gamble, distributor of the two best selling sanitary protection products, provides advice and also works to destigmatise menstruation in communities who consider periods to be shameful. Garvey points out to Rosin Donnelly from P&G, that their candid online advice contrasts widely with their television advertising which is euphemistic. Surprisingly, there are still restrictions regarding what can be shown and said about periods in television advertising; up until 1988 sanitary protection could not be promoted on TV at all. Comedian Jenny Eclair and Garvey talk about attitudes to do with periods - Eclair is well-known for her comedy about periods and tampons. Annabel Croft, a former tennis professional and broadcaster, talks about the company she launched (DiaryDoll) which has designed underwear suitable for wear during menstruation. In sport, periods have rarely been discussed relating to performance until recently. Dr Richard Burden, Sports Physiologist to Paralympic and elite athletes, discusses why this field is under researched. One reason is that hormone levels fluctuate widely. New research looks at phases in the menstrual cycle so that training can be tailored individually. In 2013, Michael Gove decided that periods and sex education would no longer be taught as part of the Science curriculum. The Sex Education Forum disagree. The online the situation is different - in fact no holds barred with online apps, vlogs and social media. Young people testify how they feel about talking about the subject - there is still a sense of segregation between the sexes.

A bleeding shame.

Patent for "improvements in medicating cotton and other fibres for sanitary and surgical purposes, and in machinery employed therein".

Specification of John Gamgee and William Henry Maitland : medicating cotton and other fibres.

Box file containing items of ephemera in acid free sleeves. Includes: Jevons & Mellor (sanitary towels suppliers, Birmingham : printed envelope, 1916), Dr. White's (Arthur Berton Ltd., Christmas 1954), Kotex 'feminine towels' and tampons, 'BV affects 1 in 3 women' Balance Activ gel and pessaries (BBI Healthcare : 2014), Organyc 100% natural & organic feminine care range (Provera Limited : 2014?).

General Collections Ephemera Collection

Menstruation and premenstrual syndrome ephemera. : Box 1.

Horror / superhero comic featuring the Swamp Thing (Alec Holland, turned into walking hybrid of man and swamp matter when he injected an experimental chemical formula to make supersoldiers into himself and fell into the swamp, his consciousness becoming part of 'the Green' being revealed as a plant elemental in later issues by Alan Moore). 'The curse' is an allegorical tale of premenstrual tension.

32 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm

Swamp Thing. 40, ["The curse"] / Alan Moore, writer ; Stephen Bissette and John Totleben, art.

Patent for a "new-invented medicine or drops for the cure of fevers and all inflammatory disorders".

5 pages, 1 folded leaf of plates : illustrations ; 28 cm

Specification of Thomas Nightingale Palmer : catamenial belt.

Piccolo originals.

A Piccolo original

93 pages : black and white illustrations ; 18 cm.

Have you started yet? / Ruth Thomson ; illustrated by Clare Beaton.

1 print : halftone, with letterpress ; sheet 15.4 x 15.9 cm

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Robinsons of Chesterfield centenary : an epic account of the growth of the firm of Robinson and Sons Ltd. of Chesterfield : 1838-1939.

A bleeding shame.

Specification of John Gamgee and William Henry Maitland : medicating cotton and other fibres.

Menstruation and premenstrual syndrome ephemera. : Box 1.

Swamp Thing. 40, ["The curse"] / Alan Moore, writer ; Stephen Bissette and John Totleben, art.

Specification of Thomas Nightingale Palmer : catamenial belt.

Have you started yet? / Ruth Thomson ; illustrated by Clare Beaton.

Hygiac underwear for women, said to provide elegance, comfort and security for the busy modern woman. Half-tones.

Specification of Theodore Byron Hubbell : bandage for females.

Disabled Eve : aids in menstruation / Brenda P. McCarthy ; illustrations by Bill Brennan.

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Robinsons of Chesterfield centenary : an epic account of the growth of the firm of Robinson and Sons Ltd. of Chesterfield : 1838-1939.

A bleeding shame.

Specification of John Gamgee and William Henry Maitland : medicating cotton and other fibres.

Menstruation and premenstrual syndrome ephemera. : Box 1.

Swamp Thing. 40, ["The curse"] / Alan Moore, writer ; Stephen Bissette and John Totleben, art.

Specification of Thomas Nightingale Palmer : catamenial belt.

Have you started yet? / Ruth Thomson ; illustrated by Clare Beaton.

Hygiac underwear for women, said to provide elegance, comfort and security for the busy modern woman. Half-tones.

Specification of Theodore Byron Hubbell : bandage for females.

Disabled Eve : aids in menstruation / Brenda P. McCarthy ; illustrations by Bill Brennan.

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