First, let’s talk about one of the oldest movement of asexual women (and lesbians): the Golden Orchid in South China. The Golden Orchid was a collection of organizations in South China that began during the Qing dynasty and existed from approximately 1644 to 1949. The Golden Orchid societies allowed women who to avoid having to marry men or women, and any romantic or sexual partnership, by introducing “self-combing women” who would comb their hair into the style of a married woman and have a ceremony to celebrate such a decision.