Tobacco Pipes and Women:
Not Just a ‘Guy Thing’
We smok
e pipes too!!!Photo Credit:
Girl WithPipe, IMBJR.com
History of Female Pipe Smokers
Pipes made out clay were a hot
commodity throughout the
17th and 18 centuries.
Women, regardless of social status smoked in public and private.
The pipes were called “the
Indian Weed”, which was smoked for recreational
and medicinal purposes.
By 1850, smoking was considered
socially unacceptable for wealthy
women.
However, many women
still continued to smoke privately.
By 1920, tobacco
companies began
aggressively targeting women.
Tobacco Pipes And Cultural Wars
Between the 20s and 60s,
Western cultures began to place more
gender restrictions on
women.
Cigarettes were
considered fashionable
while tobaccos were vulgar.
These ‘culture wars’ shifted again in the
60s, going back to society’s
acceptance of women
smoking pipes.
However, this trend did not catch on in America.
Women Pipe Smokers Today
Female pipe smokers
remain more socially
acceptable in Europe than
America.
However, more women
than ever are buying tobacco pipes for sale
.