Fun Fact of the Day #4 Ladies, period protection has certainly advanced significantly. Women were more creative back in the days. Here, a short list of pre-pad methods to staunch menstrual blood, courtesy of the book Flow: The Cultural Story of Menstruation (St. Martins Press 2009): Softened papyrus (ancient Egypt) Lint wrapped around wood (ancient Greece) Paper (ancient Japan) birds eye, absorbent cotton (1800s-1900s America) Cellulose bandages (France, early 1900s) Damn, Greece...how thick was this wood? lol Look out for my 5 Facts About Women video tomorrow. Onelove!
Posted on: Mon, 07 Jul 2014 15:18:48 +0000