Marjorie May's Twelfth Birthday.

[Chicago:] Kotex Company, 1932 Later printing. First printed ca. 1929. All printings are scarce, with OCLC recording only one physical copy of any earlier edition (at the Wellcome Library in London) and two copies of a 1932 edition, both in Australia (Deakin University and National Library of Australia). Buff paper wrappers printed in light green with an illustration of two women reading. 3 x 5." . Minor toning to wrappers. A near fine copy of a rare item written by the author of the first Kotex educational pamphlets. The Marjorie May series was published by Kotex in the 1920s and 30s to promote its products and educate girls about pregnancy, menstruation, and anatomy. Marjorie May's Twelfth Birthday teaches girls how to use menstrual products and keep a calendar of their periods. It also encourages mothers to put together a kit of Kotex products and Marjorie May booklets, leave it where a daughter would find it in private, and "she will immediately know that Mother has again proved to be her best friend." Marjorie May Learns About Life is a more advanced follow-up that explains reproduction. (Inventory #: 17767)