by Chris Bobel | Sep 21, 2009 | FemCare, Girls, Menstruation, New Research
Ever-alert Liz Kissling drew my attention to this post on Nicholas Kristof’s blog (he’s the co-author of Half the Sky – check it out) Kristof picked up on the does-menstruation-keep-girls-out-of-school buzz that researchers and on-the-ground...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Sep 20, 2009 | Religion/Spirituality
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...
by Giovanna Chesler | Sep 17, 2009 | Film, Independent Film, Media
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...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Sep 17, 2009 | FemCare, Girls, Menarche
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...
by Chris Bobel | Sep 16, 2009 | Media
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...
