Toxic Protection / Confidence Shock

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This MOLTXIBIT consists of five sections, in the following sequence:

Forgembering Half remembering, half forgetting.  Do the tampon industry, the Society for Menstrual Cycle Research, and MUM (the “other” menstrual museum) engage in “forgembering” when it comes to tampon-related toxic shock?

Talkin’ Toxic The phrase “toxic shock” is used in contexts other than medical.  Is it being used appropriately or accurately?  Does it matter? 

Why Am I Sick? Supposedly the toxic shock “mystery” has been solved, with the discovery that a lack of magnesium in the vagina “causes” toxic shock syndrome.  But is it that simple? 

Tampon Alert In the 1980s, there was a “superproblem” with superabsorbent tampons in the United States.  But did you know the United Kingdom experienced something similar, well into the 1990s?  Find out about Jenny Kilvert’s daughter, and other UK women. 

Broken Tampon (Geneva’s Story) What happens when toxic shock strikes someone from an abusive  home environment? Can a museum (and broken tampon memorial fountain) be considered “part of the healing process?” 

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Mission Statement / Critique of the Museum of Menstruation and Women’s Health: Why do we need another museum of this kind?	X	UFOs	Art, Poetry and Music of the Menovulatory Lifetime		From Protection to Expression: The Future of Menstrual Advertising	Menstrual Monday	Broken Tampon Memorial Fountain
			Menovulography: the years from puberty to menopause, told as a story with pictures			Toxic Protection / Confidence Shock
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