At what point in history did people start grooming pubic and armpit hair? I know that grooming pubic hair is in Islamic tradition, but what about the West/other ancient cultures? Is there any difference between genders with pubic grooming through history?
I talk about the earlier (ancient, medieval, early modern) angle in this answer.
/u/chocolatepot has written wonderfully about the role of hygiene and social class in the 20th century marketing of shaving as The Right Choice for women