by Heather Dillaway | Mar 28, 2013 | Menstruation, Philosophy
I’ve been writing about disabled women who engage in reproductive experiences, and have been inspired by some of the ideas in the disability literature and literature on the sociology of the body in the past few weeks. Some scholars of the body argue that we should...
by David Linton | Mar 22, 2013 | Independent Film, Men, Menstruation
Guest Post by Carly Schneider, Marymount Manhattan College Unlike a lot of my peers, my childhood history with menstruation is relatively positive. In the small, rural town in Vermont I grew up in, the topic of menstruation was dealt with early. I remember as a third...
by David Linton | Feb 14, 2013 | Celebrities, Media, Menstruation, Music
Guest Post by Saniya Ghanoui, New York University Perhaps the most well-known song that addresses menstruation is Ani DiFranco’s “Blood in the Boardroom,” a nearly four-minute narrative about a woman getting her period while sitting in a male-dominated business...
by Paula Derry | Feb 4, 2013 | Menarche, Menstruation
What does it mean to have menstrual periods? This is an intensely personal question, but it is also a scientific and a cultural one. The menstrual cycle can, of course, be described in terms of a woman’s personal experience of menstrual flow. It can also be described...
by David Linton | Jan 29, 2013 | Disposable menstrual products, FemCare, Menstruation
It was probably inevitable that the success of Amazon, I-Tunes, Domino’s Pizza, and a plethora of home delivery and on-demand food services would spawn a menstrual product service industry. And here it is, the NetFlix of menstruation: Le Parcel. Le Parcel acts...
