What is hysteria? Have you ever wondered where the stereotype of the “crazy” and “delusional” woman comes from? Why exactly is this trope still so common and does it still have an effect on female exp

One hundred years ago, the vibrator was invented to relieve doctors, whose fingers were frequently cramped from treating "hysteria" in female patients. Afterwards, it became a popular household appliance to help women get off on their own.

In 'Consumptive Chic: A History of Beauty, Fashion, and Disease,' Carolyn A. Day investigates how the fatal symptoms of tuberculosis became entwined with feminine ideals in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.

Since the beginning of medical science, one diagnosis has prevailed as the main explanation for all female symptoms. It even persists to today.