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Believe it or not but the sanitary pad was developed by a black woman called Mary Beatrice Davidson Kenner from the United States in the 19th century. Until sanitary pads were created, women used all kinds of reusable fabrics to absorb menstrual flows. Mary’s invention was initially rejected. The first company that showed interest rejected it because of racial discrimination. The world had no choice, her invention was too important to be ignored. It was later accepted in 1956, 30 years later. Featured photo courtesy www.sosheslays.com
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