When did it become societally expected of women to shave their legs and armpits? How did it start? Was it initially seen as indecent, like how shaved genitalia still is seen in parts of the world? When were "women's" razors first introduced commercially?
I've talked about the earlier history of women and body hair removal a couple times, probably most thoroughly in
Razors for women were marketed from the 1910s, but I'll call in /u/chocolatepot to discuss 20the century fashion trends!
I've actually written an answer on this myself, although it's from two years ago:
When did it become the social norm/standard for women to shave their legs completely?