They didn't have tampons and pads back then, did they just bleed all over the place or something?
2006-07-03 02:59:19 · 4 answers · asked by roku 1 in Health ➔ Women's Health
It is gross, but they used rags, washed them and reused them. Hence the term for menstration is "ragging it or on the rag" Crude, but true.
2006-07-03 03:06:02 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
As it was told to me; Native American women would go into a tent and sit during their menstal cycle. They would let the blood flow back into the earth, it was their way of giving back to mother nature.
2006-07-03 10:28:38 · answer #2 · answered by Jen 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They used reusable cloth pads made of cotton (often organic), terrycloth, or flannel. They were also handsewn (from material or reused old clothes and towels) or storebought.
2006-07-03 10:07:05 · answer #3 · answered by Alli 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They used old rags and washed them out
2006-07-03 10:03:47 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋