Cover Photo: Detail from Edgar Degas' "The Tub" (1886)/Musée d'Orsay
Detail from Edgar Degas' "The Tub" (1886)/Musée d'Orsay

Why Bathing Is More Than Self-Care—It’s Art

To be female and to bathe is to always be prepared for onlookers.

KATIY HEATH is an essayist from Saint Joseph, Missouri. Her obsessions include women who bathe, women who work, and women who witness. She currently is writing a memoir about her experience moderating focus groups for skincare companies. Read more from her at CHEAP POP, Pigeon Pages, and XRAY Lit.