by Elizabeth Kissling | Jan 14, 2010 | Birth Control, Internet
There are a number of web sites and mobile applications for tracking one’s cycle (such as MyMonthlyCycles.com) and for tracking PMS – either one’s own or someone else’s, as frequent guest contributor David Linton pointed out a few months ago....
by Elizabeth Kissling | Jan 12, 2010 | Activism, DIY, Internet, zine
Ariel of Cephaloblog is giving away five copies of Cathy Leamy’s “totally cute, funny and informative comic on eco-friendly solutions for that time of the month“. To win, you just need to add a comment to her blog post (first link above) explaining...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Jan 11, 2010 | Law/Legal, Men, Menstruation
Britain’s North West Evening Mail reports that nation’s department of defense is considering whether or not to allow women to serve on subs. Women have gone to sea on submarines in pilot studies in the past, but presently only the Norwegian, Danish,...
by Chris Bobel | Jan 11, 2010 | Language, Menopause, Menstruation, Ovulation
The definitive women’s health sourcebook, Our Bodies, Ourselves written by the Boston Women’s Health Book Collective is undergoing revisions for its 40th anniversary (and 9th) edition. Lots of folks in the women’s health community are involved in...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Jan 10, 2010 | Advertising, Celebrities, Disposable menstrual products, FemCare, Language, magazines, Menstruation
This advert for Tampax appears in the February 2010 issue of Marie Claire, and probably other ladymags as well. It shows tennis star Serena Williams posing in a victory stance with clenched fist in the foreground, while security guards cart off Mother Nature, who is...
