Walt Disney's The Story of Menstruation

Feb 15, 2006 14:52

So, while looking for Disney movies to watch, I found this:

Walt Disney's The Story of Menstruation

Disney's 'The Story of Menstruation' was originally delivered to the International Cellu-Cotton Company on October 18, 1946. It runs approximately ten minutes. It has been estimated that the film has been seen by approximately ninety-three million American women. Neither sexuality nor reproduction is mentioned in this influential film, and an emphasis on sanitation makes it, as Disney historian Jim Korkis has suggested: 'a hygienic crisis rather than a maturational event.'

Schoolgirls in the 1950s were shown 'educational' films, such as 'Figure Forum' and 'Facts About Your Figure' (made by the Warner Brassiere Company) and it helped create 'needs' for such things as foundation support, cosmetics, and a variety of 'sanitary' products in young girls as early as eleven years old.

And if you wanna watch it or something (need a Bittorrent client like BitLord or something).

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