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Leona W. Chalmers (1915-) was an American born-actress, author. She was well known for creating the first menstrual cup also known as "Catamenial receptor“ in America in1937. There were products similar to this but Chalmers was the first to get commercial time for it. The menstrual cup was an alternative to the tampon or sanitary napkin for women. After the failure to sell the cups made up of hard rubber during the 1930s, due to a rubber shortage from WWII, Chalmers and her team, decided to reinvent the product made up of a softer version also known as vulcanized rubber. As this product had evolved it changed names and became disposable. There have been several versions of the menstrual cups and Chalmers has made significant improvements that have kept the product alive. Although their company fell through and the menstrual cups sales weren’t as high as expected, they are still used until this day.

The products never got a lot of attention considering the unspoken language of anything that deals with menstruation. But Chalmers had no problem discussing it. She proceeded to further educate her audience when it came to women cleanliness.

As an author, Chalmers has written “The Intimate Side of a Woman’s Life” only one of the numerous books she has gotten published that have to do with understanding a woman’s body as well as how to take care of it. She explains thorough material on proper hygiene.