Female Hysteria was a medical diagnosis dating back to Ancient Egypt, reserved mainly for women, it was said to be in part responsible for the women's suffrage movement, infertility in women, and a healthy sex drive ( all of which were considered ailments for most of history). It was treated with scented oils, masturbation by a midwife and even rumoured to be responsible for the invention of vibrators to help doctors exhausted from "releasing" these women's wandering wombs and venomous female ejaculation.
I find it a fascinating metaphor for the treatment and control of women throughout history and it's a topic I want to explore within my designs; femininity controlled by man made ideas. Natural flowing shapes constricted with straight lines.
