…at women truly were experiencing as a result of those kinds of mores — a lot of sexual frustration. Women with cases of “hysteria” began visiting their doctors to have manual pelvic and clitoral stimulation, and doctor’s hands were getting so tired from doing that all day that a large steam-powered machine was invented to give the doctor a break. In 1902 an electric version came along — the vibrator was the fifth domestic electric appliance to be invented.