My dad says that young boys/male teens were not allowed to work in the flax fields in Ireland in the 1800s to early 1900s due to the effects of the estrogen from the plants. I have not found much of anything to support this. What's a possible source for this story beyond phytoestrogen myths?
by /u/Kesh-Bap in /r/AskHistorians
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