A History of Menstruation
This talk presents the sanitary bin in its historical context for the first time, and argues that it reveals changing attitudes towards menstruation, the environment and bathroom politics.
About A History of Menstruation
The sanitary bin and warnings such as ‘Do Not Flush Feminine Products!’ have become a feature of women’s public bathrooms throughout Britain.
This talk examines the three historical phases of sanitary bin technology and its meanings. First, the pioneering phase when the bin was needed to tackle the problems of flushing menstrual products and unpopular incinerators. Second, the environmental phase when campaigners boosted the industry as they called for more regulations regarding menstrual product waste. Third, the high-tech phase of the 2000s.
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