Before There Were Vibrators, There Were Sewing Machines
Ivan-96/Getty Images Getting off by stitching socks. Tss-tss-tss-tss…tss-tss-tss-tss…tss-tss-tss-tss… The gentle rhythm of a sewing machine can be meditative and masturbatory — at least according to 19th century physicians. You heard right: the…
The Terrifying History of Breast Implants
image: MessyNessyChic | design: Ines Vuckovic for Dose Before there were implants, there were bad ideas. In the 1950s, everything about America got bigger: The population increased, the economy swelled and for…
America’s First Female Tattoo Artist Inked People From Coast To Coast
Ines Vuckovic/Dose Maud Wagner was one of the last tattoo artists to work by hand. Our Unsung Heroes series brings history’s unknown badasses out of the footnotes and into the spotlight….
The Doctor Who Performed More Than 10,000 Safe Abortions
Ines Vuckovic/dose Oh, and he was a Holocaust survivor, too. Our Unsung Heroes series brings history’s unknown badasses out of the footnotes and into the spotlight. Who doesn’t love Canada?…
Britain’s First Female Doctor Posed As A Man
Ines Vuckovic/Dose She performed the first recorded C-section. Our Unsung Heroes series brings history’s unknown badasses out of the footnotes and into the spotlight. The pistol weighed heavily in the…
Why Men Are More Likely To Be Left-Handed
Atikh Bana/Unsplash It has something to do with winter births. Eighty-five percent of all humans identify as right-handed — and the world is built to accommodate this supermajority. Lefties suffer the indignities of…
The Woman Who Invented Birth Control
The clinic she opened is now Planned Parenthood. Our Unsung Heroes series brings history’s unknown badasses out of the footnotes and into the spotlight. Women’s reproductive health is currently under…
This Shark Just Gave Birth Without A Male
Ladies, leave your man at home. It’s a tale as old as time — girl shark meets boy shark. Boy shark impregnates girl shark and girl shark gives birth to more than two…
The Sisters Who Fought Nazis By Seducing Them
Ines Vuckovic/Dose They were only teens when they joined the fight against Nazi occupation. Our Unsung Heroes series brings history’s unknown badasses out of the footnotes and into the spotlight….
The First Sex Toy On Kickstarter Is All Kinds Of Awesome
Sponsored by Dame Products Allow us to introduce Fin, a female-friendly vibrator so cool Kickstarter opened its platform to sex toys for the first time ever. But what makes it so special?…
