Blood Moon, Badass Bleeders, and More Weekend Links
This month, people in North America will be able to see the first of a lunar eclipse tetrad—a series of 4 consecutive total eclipses occurring at approximately six month intervals. Weather permitting, the April 15 lunar eclipse is expected to be visible across...
Ms. April—Menstruation Pin-Up
Guest Post by Jen Lewis Beauty in Blood Presents Ms. April: Galaxy Cycle: April 2013 Menstrual Designer: Jen Lewis Photographer: Rob Lewis
Depo Provera and menstrual management
A few weeks back I did an interview with Leslie Botha regarding the distribution of Depo Provera to women in developing countries. Recently Leslie shared with me an email she received from someone working in a family planning clinic in Karnataka, India. He described...
Erin Brockovich and other visionary women in weekend links
Guess who is now on the case, investigating corporate responsibility for faulty birth control devices and medications? Erin Brockovich! Birth control options is the subject of a program on Minnesota Public Radio. Our own Laura Wershler is quoted in this article at...
Choice, Fertility, and Menstrual Cycle Awareness
Guest Post by Lisa Leger Posing while pregnant in my pro-choice T-shirt in 1993 was a political statement, one I made with a huge sassy grin on my face. When I recreated the pose recently on my daughter’s 21st birthday, I found it easy to reprise the grin. First take,...
Sexism in a world ruled by social media
Guest Post by Jennifer Aldoretta As a woman who has now worked in several male-dominated industries, I’ve unfortunately become pretty desensitized to acts of subtle sexism. I’ve been compared to a VC’s nagging wife, asked inappropriate questions about my personal life...
