Boring History for Sleep — Boring History For Sleep | The Drug That Turned Victorian Women Into Maniacs💊👒

SCOUT· 33%3h 55m·2025-12-21·Science

Boring History For Sleep | The Drug That Turned Victorian Women Into Maniacs💊👒

Boring History for Sleep

💊🕯️ In Victorian England, the perfect lady wore silk, smiled politely… and was quietly medicated into oblivion. Laudanum and other “miracle cures” were prescribed for nerves, boredom, sadness, ambition, and basically existing as a woman — turning parlors into pharmacies and tea time into chemical roulette. What…

Listen now

Buzzmeter · cross-platform

33%

SCOUT

Scout bees are checking it out — divided opinions, the swarm hasn't committed.

Hive Vote · Skep listeners

New on SkepAwaiting the hive's first votes

Buzzmeter says it's buzzing across platforms — the Hive Vote says whether the people who actually listened liked it.

Rate this episode

Add your vote to the Hive — listeners rate every episode after they finish.

Recent reviews

No reviews yet — be the first.

Boring History For Sleep | The Drug That Turned Victorian Women Into Maniacs💊👒

Rate this episode

More from Boring History for Sleep

The Entire History of Iran 🇮🇷🐪 | From Ancient Persia to Modern Times | Boring History For Sleep

Why You Couldn't Handle Medieval Women 👑🕯️ | The Surprising Reality of Women's Lives in the Middle Ages | Boring History For Sleep

Every Drug Used in Ancient Civilizations 🌿🏺 | The Forgotten History of Ancient Medicines and Mind-Altering Plants | Boring History For Sleep