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The Obsession with Female Purity

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Ditch the white dress already! Justine gets into the concept of female purity and how it impacts girls and ladies. The topic of hatpins as weapons in the 1900s also pops up.


  • The Bacchae Short Film-Perspective on Purity Culture: https://youtu.be/PuvtTPh3Egk?si=pWOz6IwDq7UX7KWk
  • Using purity as a means to control women through Christianity and female genital cutting: https://sahiyo.com/2021/06/15/using-purity-as-a-means-to-control-women-through-christianity-and-female-genital-cutting/ via sahiyo.org
  • American Women in the 1900s Called Street Harassers ‘Mashers’ and Stabbed Them With Hatpins: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/women-1900s-called-street-harassers-mashers-and-stabbed-them-hatpins-180956816/


    • This episode is also available as a blog post: https://okvibes.wordpress.com/2022/04/11/the-obsession-with-female-purity/

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