Famous women throughout history- periods?

Question:

Periods (females) are a major setback I think today. You feel so depressed and you're stomach sometimes is unbearable. How come throughout history in books no one metions the endurance famous women had to go through. Especially in earlier times the queens. Didn't they write in their journals. I haven't read Anne Frank but did she write about them? I mean what did they do when they were stuck in the basement. No access to products. I'm confused.

Answers:
Anne Frank wrote about it, as she went through puberty during the time she was in hiding. They didn't have an industry of feminine hygiene products back then, and she used rags like everyone else. This was of course her personal journal. You don't hear much about it from public figures, even nowadays (Have you really heard anything about Hillary Clinton's or Beyonce's periods?) Actually I remember a clip of Rosie O'Donnell on the View talking about her period, but no one else.

There seems to be no problem with advertising pads and tampons (using blue liquid of course) but there still seems to be a taboo about talking about your own period in public. This is a society where Bob Dole can speak openly about his ED, but I bet if Hillary talked about her cramps in earlier years the media would have a field day making fun of her.

Anne Frank and everyone in there had people on the outside helping them. The people on the outside provided them with what they needed.

Famous women throughout history- periods?

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