Strange Country Ep. 195: Leona Chalmers

Join Beth and Kelly this week as they discuss the best way to smell like a flower…It's our best advice yet. Learn about how women have gone from wool to cotton to acetone and pesticides in hopes of stopping the monthly carnage that escapes from our loins. It's hard to be a woman for so many reasons, but dealing with our monthly uninvited, jealous, coworker known as our menstruation is probably top on the difficulty list. Thanks for listening- it is an act of love Theme music: To Be A Woman by A Cast of Thousands Cite your sources: http://www.sarahsundin.com/make-it-do-tire-rationing-in-world-war-ii/ http://www.mum.org/MenCups.htm https://www.womensvoices.org/whats-in-period-products-timeline-of-chemical-testing/ https://onlinenursing.duq.edu/master-science-nursing/the-ultimate-guide-to-feminine-hygiene/ https://www.knixteen.com/blogs/the-rag/the-history-of-periods https://wanderwomenproject.com/women/leona-chalmers/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leona_Chalmers