Saturday, April 28, 2012

Female Hysteria: The History of The Vibrator

"...the film follows Dr. Mortimer Granville, a disillusioned young physician who is hired as an understudy to Dr. Robert Dalrymple, a doctor renowned for treating women diagnosed with “female hysteria” via “pelvic massage.” When he’s not being wooed by the doctor’s two daughters—the rebellious Charlotte and proper Emily—Granville practices his “pelvic massage” technique, and soon he becomes an expert. In the process, however, he develops carpal tunnel from all the manual labor and seeks a new and improved way to achieve “hysterical paroxysm.” And thus the vibrator is born..." FULL ARTICLE HERE

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