Menstruation

Tampons, sanitary napkins, douches, menstrual huts.

timeline

`12 Sep 1933`	Dr. Earle Haas patents the world's first tampon applicator. He later trademarks the name Tampax.
`16 Oct 1933`	Dr. Haas sells his patent and Tampax trademark to Denver entrepreneur Gertrude Tenderich for $32,000.
`1971`	Judy Chicago produces Red Flag, a close-up photograph of the artist removing her bloody tampon.
`22 Sep 1980`	In a stunning blow to America's feminine hygiene, consumer products manufacturer Procter & Gamble initiates the largest tampon recall in history, pulling Rely Tampons from store shelves. The action results from the ongoing Toxic Shock Syndrome controversy.
`7 Jan 1996`	President Bill Clinton offers to go down on Monica Lewinsky but she demurs, telling him that she's menstruating. Then she gives him a blowjob and a rimjob.