by Holly Grigg-Spall | Aug 26, 2013 | Activism, Advertising, Birth Control, Coming off the pill, Health Care, History, Hormones, Media, Men, Menstruation, Pharmaceutical, PMS
My forthcoming book ‘Sweetening the Pill or How We Got Hooked on Hormonal Birth Control’ began to take shape on the pages of this blog and much of the process of its development was spurred on by the work of members of SMCR. As such, it seems only fitting,...
by Alice Dan | Jun 6, 2013 | Menstruation, New Research
Today marks the start of Making Menstruation Matter, the 20th conference focusing on menstrual cycle research and women’s health. For 36 years, these conferences have been open to those interested in the latest information on menstrual aspects of women’s...
by Chris Bobel | May 13, 2013 | New Research
With apologies to the Harpers Index, we present you with a snapshot of the upcoming 20th Biennial Society for Menstrual Cycle Research Conference held at Manhattan Marymount College, June 6-8, 2013. Number of presenters on the program: 125 Number of...
by Chris Bobel | Sep 3, 2012 | Activism, Celebrities, History, Language, Literature, Menstruation
In 1978, feminist pioneer Gloria Steinem penned a brilliant satire first appearing in Ms magazine and later in her collected essays Outrageous Acts and Everyday Rebellions. In it, she blew the lid off how gender ideology (read: sexism) shapes how we “do”...
by Heather Dillaway | Oct 11, 2010 | Activism, Art, New Research
19th Biennial Meeting of the Society for Menstrual Cycle Research Chatham University June 2, 2011 – June 4, 2011 The 19th Biennial Meeting of the Society for Menstrual Cycle Research (SMCR) will be hosted in Pittsburgh’s East End at the Woodland Campus of...