WOMEN ONLY!! Women's Hygiene?? Stuff about it?

Ok, usually I get really angry when I'm on my period, because I've been publicly humiliated from it. Yeah, now I can have children, but why do we have to bleed???! Anywho! I am a big fan of the renaissance time, you know, gypsies, pirates, all that stuff. But I was wondering, how did women deal with their periods? I know they used rags, but what if they had to stay home all week to ten days to deal with it? what if they went through a really heavy one, and bled through the rag?? Thank the Lord for 'Always'! And guys, did they think that B.O. smelt good, or sexy? And was there such a thing as lingerie? Or even a bra! Hopefully there was underwear!! And if your like me, I cannot wear boots with a heal without having to visit a chiropractor the next day! How did they deal with PMS, or backpain? And did they spend so much time on their hair, as we do today? And was it legal for them to fight in a war or something like that? JW, LOL Oh! Lotion. How was that invented? If you spent alot of time in the sun, you might get dry skin right? Do you get what I'm saying? I might write a report on how women throughout the ages dealt with their beauty problems. Thanks for the answers!