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March, as you know, is Women's History Month.

And to celebrate, we turn to Desilidic,

where she doesn't explore history, but his'd hurry.

It's no secret that women's on-screen portrayals have evolved throughout history.

We've gone from playing secretaries being saved by James Bond, all the way to nuclear scientist being saved by James Bond. But I want to focus

on one specific aspect of female depictions. The orgasm. It's when a woman is stimulated

to the point of climax, causing a physical and neurological response that scientists refer to as

bangtastic. And over the years, depicting female pleasure on screen is

something that's changed more than the batteries in your vibrator. The first known female orgasm

on the silver screen was in the 1933 German film Ecstasy, when Hedy Lamar took the Bratworth

Express all the way to Pleasureburg. Turns out the world wasn't ready for this.

Everyone denounced it from Hitler to the Pope. And if you ask me, the Pope has no place weighing in on sex scenes.

He's celibate. I mean, when we need your opinion on the best stain removers for white fabrics, then we'll call you.

Unfortunately, being the first actress to climax on screen followed followed Hedy Lamar for the rest of her career.

She was typecast as the seductress, even though she was literally the smartest person in Hollywood.

Yeah, as her side hustle, she was a brilliant scientist who invented the basis for all modern wireless technology.

Without her, no one would be orgasming because we wouldn't be able to watch porn on our

cell phones in the bathroom.

And that was the last big on-screen female orgasm for a while, because around the same

time the Hays Code was enforced in Hollywood.

This was a set of censorship guidelines that banned movies from explicitly showing or discussing sex.

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