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Yes. Hadith from Prophet Mohammed states that women should remove pubic hair by shaving, armpit hair by plucking and removal of mustache hair by any means possible.
All his is required to promote cleanliness and purity and to keep women from smelling foul in the hot weather of the middle east.
They used to use sharpened bones if no form of metal was around but sharpened steel was available for most.