I Tried Ancient Roman Menstruation Underwear

AD This video was sponsored by June’s Journey. Download June’s Journey for free now: cherrypick.gg/...
The further back in history we go, the less evidence there is for what was used during menstruation. During one of my amateur research rabbit holes, I came across an intriguing ancient Roman undergarment, the subligaculum. This led me to suspect that perhaps this garment may have been worn during menstruation, effectively making it the equivalent of modern-day period underwear.
I decided to make my own subligaculum and try wearing it for one of the heaviest days of my menstruation to see whether or not it works for the task at hand.
If you’d like to see a fascinating video on 18th-century menstruation practices, here’s a brilliant one by @AbbyCox • I Tried Using an 18th-...
🕯 Support my art on Patreon - / vbirchwood
✨ Leave a donation: ko-fi.com/vbir...
🌙 Books I read, supplies I use, gear I film with (affiliate links): www.amazon.com...
🪡 Follow me on Instagram - / vasibirchwood
📖 Business inquiries - [e-mail]
Images:
commons.wikime...
www.pinterest....
commons.wikime...
www.romanobrit...
commons.wikime...
Further Reading:
www.sciencemus....
www.vam.ac.uk/...
www.menstruati...
lpsonline.sas....
www.jstor.org/...
www.jstor.org/... p. 22-23
www.jstor.org/...
Turnbull, C. M. (1960). "The Elima: a premarital festival among the Bambuti Pygmies". Zaïre. 14: 175-92.
www.theguardia...
www.jstor.org/...
Blood Magic: The Anthropology of Menstruation doi.org/10.230...
All music in this video is from Artlist:
Breathe Out - 33rpm Yehezkel Raz
Home - Onyx Music
Five to One - Steve Poloni
Arise - Onyx Music
Emerald - Yehezkel Raz
Before You Left - Yehezkel Raz
Ballerina - Yehezkel Raz
Nordic Noir - Evert Z
Going out and Coming Home - Tamir D. Klein
Once Loved - Max H.
It Might Take a While - Evert Z
Caught by the Wild Wild Wind - The SoundKeeper