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Strong Women
From Victorian glass tampons to today’s menstrual cups – a short but fascinating history of period products
6 months ago
7 min read
Ever wondered how women survived without super-absorbent period pants and discreet tampons? The history of period products is weird, long, infinitely interesting – and not widely known. Here, writer Stephanie Braganza takes us on a whistle-stop journey from ancient Egypt (expect women throwing bloody rags at annoying men) via the repressive Victorians and right up to the innovating 1980s and beyond.
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