An Autonomous Kingdom of Women
That's how Varda Polak-Sahm, writing in today's Washington Post, describes her visit to the Mikveh in preparation for her second wedding. The Mikveh is the ritual purification bath Halakha, the Jewish law, requires of women after each menstrual cycle and prior to an...
Blood on Screen: Menstrual Movies
Despite the shame of menstruation, feminist media makers have often turned to the cycle for inspiration. At the 2009 Spokane Society for Menstrual Cycle Research Conference, I curated a screening of short films on the menstrual cycle. Over the next few weeks I will...
What It Feels Like for a Girl
Nearly 20(!) years ago, I conducted research for my doctoral dissertation about how and what girls learn about menstruation. I researched the literature and interviewed girls ages 11-16 about what kinds of information about menstruation they received and the sources...
Guest Post: Chella Quint
This morning brings our first guest post, from our friend Chella Quint at Adventures in Menstruating. Nice guys don’t always finish last Sometimes they come in…second. Hear me out – I’ve (possibly in my sleep, which means this is one of my...
“Go With the Flow” with Tyra
Did anyone happen to see the recent episode of the Tyra Banks show about menstruation? I was traveling when it aired and unable to watch or record it, so I'm curious. Reports are that the invited guests were three photogenic lady doctors who explained the physiology...
BBF: Best Bones Forever
Dot Girl™ First Period Products, a retailer of first menstrual period kits for pre-teen girls, announced today that they are partnering with Best Bones Forever!, a national campaign led by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office on Women's Health....
