This Vintage Newspaper Article From 1900 Counting Down The Top 20 "Women's Own Weapons" Is Genuinely "Hysterical" The Chicago Tribune / Public Domain / Via chicagotribune.newspapers.com.

The article also provides a list of 20 "weapons" organized by the number of complaints, with broom handles coming in first at 186, followed by table knives, stove-lid lifters, and rolling pins.