Judy Blume’s Women Bleed

Judy Blume’s Women Bleed

David Linton on how novelist Judy Blume incorporates menstruation into the lives of her characters The author Judy Blume broke the menstrual barrier back in 1970 with the publication of Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret, one of the most memorable and influential...
TO SIR, WITH LOVE (but not for the period)

TO SIR, WITH LOVE (but not for the period)

The death of To Sir, With Love author E.R. Braithwaite, prompts David Linton to critique the iconic menstrual-pad-burning scene Sadly, not every novelist who has included menstrual references in the stories being told has done so in a positive, or even a neutral,...
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