by Elizabeth Kissling | Jul 16, 2010 | Girls, magazines, Menarche
Anyone else seen the premier issue of Whore! Magazine (Fast, Feminist, and Feminine) yet? My copy arrived yesterday and while I haven’t read the whole thing yet, I’m enjoying the quality of the writing and the production values. I’m also pleased to...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Jun 13, 2010 | Menarche, New Research
It’s well-documented that girls today reach menarche earlier than previous generations. A century ago, it was common to experience one’s first period at 16 or 17; today, that’s regarded as so late that medical examinations are often conducted to...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Jun 1, 2010 | Film, Independent Film, Media, Menarche, Studio Film
I’m not an expert in Japanese anime films, but I am pretty knowledgeable about the representation of menstruation and menarche in films in the English-speaking world, especially the U.S. So I was surprised to read in this review/story about the Isao Takahata...
by Giovanna Chesler | Mar 23, 2010 | Celebrities, Independent Film, Internet, Menarche, Menstruation, Music
Last July we posted photos from an unnamed film set where Dakota Fanning stood, ready for camera, with blood running down her thighs and a blood stain on the back of her skirt. Were these menstrual markings or the next era of horror film misogyny? The answer can be...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Mar 11, 2010 | Anatomy, Dysmenorrhea, FemCare, Menarche, Menstruation, New Research
In a controlled study of 268 Australian women with surgically confirmed moderate-to-severe endometriosis (cases) and 244 women without endometriosis (controls), researchers found that characteristics of a woman’s early menstrual cycles were associated with later...
