Tudor Time Machine's Miserable Maladies: Menstruation

About this episode

The episode discusses historical notions and remedies related to menstruation during the Tudor period, questioning their validity.

Philadelphia has some not-entirely-scientific notions about how women of her time best handle their “bloody time”. Gage and Jessica are quick to question (and dismiss) Philadelphia’s “cures”.

People in this episode

Hosts: Gage, Jessica

Topics covered

• menstruation
• historical medicine
• women's health
• Tudor period
• cures

Keywords

• menstruation
• Tudor history
• women's health
• cures
• Philadelphia

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Philadelphia

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