Vibrators Had a Long History as Medical Quackery Before Feminists Rebranded Them as Sex Toys
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In the 1930s, a vibrator was just another household appliance.
In the 1930s, a vibrator was just another household appliance.
Vibrators were medical quackery—alternative medicine that didn’t deliver on their promises. Yet the electrical cure-alls sold…
A 1930s vibrator was just another household appliance. Fiona Hanson/PA Images via Getty Images) In the contemporary moment of…