Were girls given the lochgelly tawse much?

it has been known for girls to be given the tawse, lochgelly?, any one know? or was it some other 2 tailed tawse, just as painful a sting to it though.

must say its a myth that girls were treated leniently, not at my school.

According to Mary McKenzie's "Rule of the Strap" as late as the first half of the 1900s, dedicated, conscientious and committed headmistresses frequently used the leather punishment strap to wear out the bare behinds of young teenage girls to keep them in line and to help them maintain their focus and sense of purpose and was the foundation of their disciplinary and correctional training regimen. There can be no doubt the leather spanking strap has always been a very effective and efficient method for establishing and maintaining strict discipline. In the end, most if not all young girls who felt the frequent sting of the strap on their bare behinds were better off for it and appreciated being corrected and trained in this manner. The fact is that young people expect, anticipate and need to be severely punished for stepping out of line, and, frankly, are disappointed when they are not punished. Over the years the leather punishment strap has been a very effective symbol of authority.