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The History of Periods
Betwixt The Sheets: The History of Sex, Scandal & Society
Ancient Menstruation Isn't Referenced That Much
Even before the Bible, women menstruated and people didn't know what it really meant. People used to think it had like this very dark magical power. In a patriarchal society, how do you turn that amazing ability into a negative so that you can control? So men were just like, Oh, that's disgusting. Like your dirty, you don't deserve to be in a church. YouDon't deserve to live the life that you want to live"
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