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061: Victorian Era Laundry: How Laundry Was Washed, The Soap Used to Clean It, The Various Ways to Bleach Fabric, And Personal Hygiene in The Victorian Era
Hello! In this weeks Episode we are going down one of the many rabbit holes I wanted to go down while researching GIlded Age Summer. Just how did those Ladies go about laundering those gowns. In true Rabbit Hole Nature, I go from Laundry to how soap works, to how Urine was used as a cleaner, to personal hygeine. We definetly go on a journey today.
Sources for today's episode include:
Thunderbay museum with an article titled The Land of Milk and Urine? A Brief History of Textile Bleaching.
A Victorian lady's guide to cleaning dresses of muslin, silk, velvet, and lace by Mimi Mathews
https://www.mimimatthews.com/2017/11/26/a-victorian-ladys-guide-to-cleaning-dresses-of-muslin-silk-velvet-and-lace/
The yale school of medicine with an article titled why soap world by Ferris Jabr https://medicine.yale.edu/news-article/why-soap-works/
Multiple articles from the american cleaning institute including:
Soaps and detergents History
https://www.cleaninginstitute.org/understanding-products/why-clean/soaps-detergents-history
If you would like to send me any questions, comments, or ideas for future podcast episodes please email me at [email protected].
You can also find me on Instagram and Threads @itsahistorypodcast
Thank you for listening!
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Hello! In this weeks Episode we are going down one of the many rabbit holes I wanted to go down while researching GIlded Age Summer. Just how did those Ladies go about laundering those gowns. In true Rabbit Hole Nature, I go from Laundry to how soap works, to how Urine was used as a cleaner, to personal hygeine. We definetly go on a journey today.
Sources for today's episode include:
Thunderbay museum with an article titled The Land of Milk and Urine? A Brief History of Textile Bleaching.
A Victorian lady's guide to cleaning dresses of muslin, silk, velvet, and lace by Mimi Mathews
https://www.mimimatthews.com/2017/11/26/a-victorian-ladys-guide-to-cleaning-dresses-of-muslin-silk-velvet-and-lace/
The yale school of medicine with an article titled why soap world by Ferris Jabr https://medicine.yale.edu/news-article/why-soap-works/
Multiple articles from the american cleaning institute including:
Soaps and detergents History
https://www.cleaninginstitute.org/understanding-products/why-clean/soaps-detergents-history
If you would like to send me any questions, comments, or ideas for future podcast episodes please email me at [email protected].
You can also find me on Instagram and Threads @itsahistorypodcast
Thank you for listening!
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