I Tried Using an 18th-Century Menstruation “Pad“🩸 How Did Women* Deal with Their Periods in History?

🎉 Click here and use my code ABBYCOX for 50% off your first month at Care/of! 💊Care/of works hard to recommend supplements based on scientific research and your personal goals. As a friendly reminder, supplements aren’t intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. *Not all women have periods, and you don’t need to have a period (or a uterus) to be a woman. I believe that gender is a beautiful spectrum that should be celebrated. Truthfully, I am using the term “women“ in my title & description to help the algorithm. While I tried my best to use inclusive language in this video, I’m still learning & I know I wasn’t perfect. In this video, when I am speaking about the 18thC I use gendered language because that is what they used. When discussing the present, I tried to keep my language as neutral as possible. I do hope that I was able to help create a more inclusive space in this video, for everyone. ❤️* What did women do about their period in the past? How did they deal with menstruation in the 18th-century (or Victorian era, or earlier, etc.)? What did doctors know about menstruation throughout history? The curiosity around how 18thC women dealt with their periods is strong & in this video, I hope to solve the mysteries. Let’s chat about what 18thC doctors & midwives knew & thought about the female body & menstruation. How women dealt with period cramps, etc., and also possibilities on how they dealt with the blood. I decided the only logical thing to do was to hand-sew an 18th-century “pad“ which - is actually just an apron. I wore this historical period product for 2.5 cycles, once in my 18th-century clothing (including my 18th-century stays, or, corset) and the second cycle in my modern clothing. If you’re someone looking to do some experimental archeology at a reenactment or living history event, or even if you’re someone who is looking for a more ecological and natural menstrual product, using an 18th-century linen apron is, actually, a pretty stellar choice! 🥳Socials Instagram: Patreon: 📚Works Cited: Physiological Essays and Observations by John Stedman, 1791. Emmenologia by John Freind, 1729. Sarah Malcolm on Trial for Murder, February 21st, 1733, A Treatise of Midwifery by Alexander Hamilton, 1781 - The Physician’s Vade Mecum; or a concise system of the practice of physic by Joseph Townsend, 1781. A Compendious System of Midwifery Chiefly Designed to Facilitate the Inquiries of Those who Maybe Pursuing this Branch of Study. By William Potts Dewees · 1825 A treatise on all the diseases incident to women. By John Astruc, Physician to his present Majesty the King of France[...] 1740. An introduction to the practice of midwifery. By Thomas Denman, London, 1794-95. Advice to the female sex in general [...] By John Grigg, Practitioner in Midwifery. 1789. 🖼Images Used: A Scotch Washerwoman by Paul Sandby, 1745, British Museum, The Gipsies, John Collet, 1770, British Museum Ecclesiastical scrutiny- or the Durham inquest on duty. 1798, British Museum, Portrait of Sarah Malcolm by William Hogarth, 1733, National Galleries Scotland, A Man-Midwife, 1793, British Museum The Tender Physician, 1788, British Museum The Benevolent Physician, 1782, British Museum, The Habit of a Lapland Woman, c. 1780, British Museum, Saturday Morning, 1797, British Museum, Susan Budding, Milliner Advertisement, c. 1750, Spring/Summer, 1799, British Museum, The Lace Wearer, rewarding the Lace Maker, 1783, British Museum, Jockey & Jenny, 1782, British Museum The Idle Laundress, 1780s, British Museum A Morning Ramble, or the Milliner’s Shop, 1782, British Museum, 💌Business Inquiries *ONLY* abbycox@