Sanitary napkin
Extent and Medium
overall: Height: 3.500 inches (8.89 cm) | Width: 10.000 inches (25.4 cm)
Archival History
The sanitary napkin was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1998 by Gail S. Zimmerman and Adele Schlesinger.
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Gail S. Zimmerman
Scope and Content
The sanitary napkin was worn by Erna Seidner Schlesinger donor's mother while she was interned in a labor camp in Poland during the Holocaust
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions Governing Reproduction
No restrictions on use
People
- Schlesinger, Erna Seidner.
Subjects
- Women concentration camp inmates--Poland.
- World War, 1939-1945--Conscript labor--Poland.
Genre
- Object
- Personal Equipment and Supplies
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