Aims at instructing pre-adolescent and adolescent girls in the physiology and hygiene of menstruation, emphasizing the normality of the process. The story is woven around 13-year old Mary and is introduced by showing her and her friend on the school playing field. Photographic shots are used to show how all young creatures grow up - chickens, calves, tadpoles, and humans. Animated diagrams illustrate the physiology of menstruation and the development of the human foetus. Photography is then used to demonstrate the hygiene of menstruation and the reasonable precautions necessary while menstruating.
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ACMI Identifier
307501
Language
English
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Ephemeral films
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Adolescence
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Teenagers
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Adolescence
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Teenage girls
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Teenagers
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Menstruation
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Mental hygiene
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Teenage girls
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Teenagers
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)