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Medical school is rough (mander.xyz)
submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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[–] [email protected] 9 points 11 months ago

One of them also apparently had the lead in that year’s production of Hamlet.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 11 months ago (3 children)

Women were allowed to go to medical school in the Victorian area? I thought they were all being crushed to death by corsets and having their uteruses removed?

[–] [email protected] 9 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Amazing what women can accomplish with medically induced orgasms to treat female hysteria.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

Low-key jealous

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago (2 children)

So fun fact - the clothes were made to look like the proportions were wild and therefore historical corsets were not as crazy tight as we would assume.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

And the photos were often photoshoped to show a smaller tail.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Can confirm. I’ve made and worn historically accurate Victorian corsets for a few decades. They’re actually quite comfortable, supportive, and great for back pain.

The fainting thing is a myth. You can breathe fine and even touch your toes easily.

Only a few people were doing extreme tight lacing for clout – basically the equivalent of the Kardashians – but since photography was expensive and the media was like it is now, those were the ones we heard about most. Regular women weren’t doing that.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I have a question out of curiosity... Is it supportive in a good way or do the ab and back muscles start to weaken with time if you don't make an effort to strengthen them?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

They’re supportive like a back brace. Modern back brace construction borrows quite a bit from corseting.

If you wore them too tightly for prolonged periods because you were an actress or socialite, your core muscles may weaken eventually because the corset did all the posture work, sure.

That was a thing, but pretty rare since average women wouldn’t tighten to impractical amounts.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

Ah yes, Jack the Ripper. What a brutal way to die, castrated with a knife

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago

Hazing at that school was out of control.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago

One of those students really worked herself to the bone

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago

It's all fun and games until the joke leads to Edna's eating disorder.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago

It's not great. But residency is where the villain arc begins.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

Lol