Houzel (_Annales de Gynecologie_, Dec., 1894) has published statistics of the menstrual life of 123 fisherwomen on the French coast.
They were accustomed to shrimp for hours at a time in the sea, often to above the waist, and then walk about in their wet clothes selling the shrimps.

They all insisted that their menstruation was easier when they were actively at work.

Their periods are notably regular, and their fertility is high.
[30] J.H.McBride, "The Life and Health of Our Girls in Relation to Their Future," _Alienist and Neurologist_, Feb., 1904.
[31] W.G.Chambers, "The Evolution of Ideals," _Pedagogical Seminary_, March, 1903; Catherine Dodd, "School Children's Ideals," _National Review_, Feb.

and Dec., 1900, and June, 1901.

No German girls acknowledged a wish to be men; they said it would be wicked.