I'm just curious to know what they would have done when they had their periods, assuming that they didn't have tampons and pads like we do now.....so what would they have used as substitutes? How did they deal with it back then?
2007-03-08 16:15:23 · 20 answers · asked by russian_grand_duchess 1 in Health ➔ Women's Health
They used a nasty little strap type thing and hooked a fabric folded up pad type of material to it. The pad was kind of like a diaper material. And before that they used string and a folded pad. YUCK!
2007-03-08 16:20:55 · answer #1 · answered by Shawn 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
i do no longer think of it grew to become into extra hygenic back then. As technologies and examine advances they have an inclination to make advancements on issues. If what women persons utilized in olden days grew to become into extra hygenic i do no longer think of they might have replaced the product. i'm no longer effective yet i've got self assurance women persons used cloths that coated their undergarments and have been washed as mandatory
2016-09-30 10:22:13 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They used small strips of fabric (rags).
Depending on the time period, they were sometimes used like pads, covering the undergarments, and sometimes like tampons. Nothing easy and disposable! Can you imagine?
2007-03-08 16:38:24 · answer #3 · answered by mars 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I read that they used rags. That's where the phrase "on the rag" comes from. They cut up scraps of old rags and cloth and put them in there underpants. They washed them out and reused them. Pretty gross huh? Glad it's 2007?
2007-03-08 16:40:23 · answer #4 · answered by Jaimee's Mommy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I dont know how I know this considering I am a man but woman used to sit in outhouses in some cultures until their period was over. I saw it on the history channel. The period was considered to be religious and the woman needed her privacy.
2007-03-08 16:18:27 · answer #5 · answered by Robbi p 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Some native americans known to use a soft type of dried moss.
Universal-scraps of thick absorbent cloth, rags, or harvested cotton.
2007-03-08 16:19:03 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
They made make-shift pads from rags and animal fur, wool was a common choice, since it was common and usually very accessible.
2007-03-08 16:18:59 · answer #7 · answered by juicy_wishun 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They made their own pads with cotton materials and washed them out. Did you know this is the reason women ever started carrying purses?
2007-03-08 16:21:19 · answer #8 · answered by Suean 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They used old rags, washed them and hung them out to dry. Remember, they didn't have toilet paper either in the remote villages and towns, so leafs from the trees came in handy. It is amazing when you think of how our ancestors survived!
2007-03-08 16:20:36 · answer #9 · answered by daffodil 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
They would re-use cloth and rags after hand washing and drying.
Have you ever heard someone say 'I've got my rags'??? Well, that's where the saying comes from!
2007-03-08 16:29:42 · answer #10 · answered by Sparky5115 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋