AI-powered
podcast player
Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features
2min chapter
The History of Periods
Betwixt The Sheets: The History of Sex, Scandal & Society
What Is Feminine Hygiene?
"It's dirty that menstruation is dirty, but then like I'm going to do a quick segue into some of the shocking things I discovered," she says. "I would look at product boxes and nowhere do the word menstruation or period appear anywhere." In ads for sanitary napkins in the early 1900s, women were sold the notion they had to douche on a regular basis with bleach and Lysol. 'We will help you hide it and keep you shame free,' one ad said.
00:00
Transcript
Episode notes
Get the Snipd
podcast app
Unlock the knowledge in podcasts with the podcast player of the future.
AI-powered
Discover
highlights
Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode
Save any
moment
Hear something you like? Tap your headphones to save it with AI-generated key takeaways
Share
& Export
Send highlights to Twitter, WhatsApp or export them to Notion, Readwise & more
AI-powered
podcast player
Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features
Discover
highlights
Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode