The History of Periods
Betwixt The Sheets: The History of Sex, Scandal & Society
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Why Do You Need a Scented Pad?
In the 1800s, Lysol adverts used words such as shame and fear. Now there's research being done that duching is not good for you. But scented products are available on the marketplace. People might talk about menstruation a little bit more but people are also slamming it against the wall in a way because that's what sells. That's what sells when people are scared and are looking for a solution. So nobody's letting go of that. It's just not as obvious. Most women don't have experience like my mother or grandmother said they did. Those things are still so heavily ingrained in us to be very deeply uncomfortable with them.
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