53:: our periods throughout history (women "inferior" to men?!, the history, marketing, & evolution of period care products!)
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Wellness girl chat with us this week about the history of how humanity has viewed the menstrual cycle! We talk about the “inferiority of women”, how women on their periods could “kill livestock”, and how our periods were once viewed as getting rid of the toxins that our spongier bodies just naturally accumulated. This episode is both sad and a little comical thinking of both how far, and how not-far, we’ve come from those viewpoints. We also chat feminine hygiene through the ages and how the marketing of products really hasn’t changed all that much. This episode was an interesting one to research, write, record, and edit, so join us as we learn a bit more about the history of the menstrual cycle!
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Resources::
Coleman, A. Why are we so uncomfortable? The confusing taboo in Ancient Rome and the Modern Era. The Claremont Colleges Library. Accessed March 12, 2025. https://pressbooks.claremont.edu/clas112pomonavalentine/chapter/why-are-we-so-uncomfortable-the-confusing-taboo-of-menstruation-in-ancient-rome-and-modern-america/#:~:text=Menstruation%20to%20Aristotle%20is%20not,significant%2C%20if%20any%2C%20backlash.
Weissman, A. Period pice: Menstruation’s Hidden History. History Colorado. Accessed March 12, 2025. https://www.historycolorado.org/story/2024/08/16/period-piece-menstruations-hidden-history
Bell, J. What was it like to get your period in Ancient Greece? A Q&A with historian Helen King. Clue. Accessed March 12, 2025. https://helloclue.com/articles/culture/what-was-it-like-to-get-your-period-in-ancient-greece
00:00- 04:00 the menstrual cycle program
04:01- 06:50 aristotle's viewpoints on our periods
06:51- 09:01 hippocrates' viewpoints on our periods
09:02- 11:15 Pliny the Elder's viewpoint on menstrual cycles
11:16- 11:45 overarching themes of ancient viewpoints of our menstrual cycles
11:46- 13:14 feminine hygiene products through the ages
