by Alexandra Jacoby | Nov 24, 2011 | Girls, Menarche, Menstruation
Ever since I saw this uterus pillow, I have been thinking about what to tell the girl in my life about menstruation. She’s ten years old. This pillow is exactly something I would give her! It’s handmade, using strong colors of the kind I like, and about a...
by Laura Wershler | Aug 2, 2011 | Activism, Advertising, Anatomy, Communication, FemCare, Language, Media
If a product manufacturer or its advertising company, or both, cannot figure out which part of the female body their new line of feminine hygiene products can be used for, then both are in big trouble. There has been much hoopla over the recently launched Summer’s...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Jul 27, 2011 | Advertising, Art, Menstruation, Meta, PMS
Tap, tap. Is this thing working? Is this thing on? After some rest, reconnaissance, and re-organization, re:Cycling is back — bigger, bolder, and with more menstruation and women’s health news than ever. Most of our old team is back, along with a few new...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Sep 23, 2010 | Activism, Anatomy, DIY, Humor, Objects
Have you ever wanted to make a uterus piñata? Say, for a baby shower or a menarche party? Liz Henry explains how. Ms. Henry notes that the symbolism is not as violent as it might first appear: Now you might think of this as perturbingly violent or promoting the idea...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Jun 15, 2010 | Anatomy, Communication, Film, Independent Film, magazines, Media
In Therese Shechter’s guest-post about the German teen magazine feature article, “Every Vulva Is Different”, she noted that we’re unlikely to see such an explicit, body-positive article in a U.S. teen magazine. Therese, as usual, knows what...
