These Controversial Vintage Ads Show How Women Were Viewed Before the Millennium

When it comes to women having their period, it is something the world seems to run away from talking about. And considering that half of the human population is female, it seems crazy that we can’t have an adult conversation about the effects of a period as grown-ups. People always try and push it away and make it a non-issue by making women feel embarrassed by it.

This advertisement might seem like it is about helping women when they have menstrual cramps, but really, it is trying to sell women pain relief medication so that they will be nice to their boyfriends… Like that’s the thing women should be concerned with when they are in pain and experiencing a shift in hormones.