#MenarcheMonth Redux: Weekend Links at re: Cycling
September has been #MenarcheMonth at re: Cycling, and as it draws to a close--just two posts left to come in the menarche series--I thought I'd collate the links to the full range of topics our contributors have covered this month. I kicked it off by paying homage to...
What happens when a seven-year-old gets her period?
Guest Post by Suzan Hutchinson Do you remember being seven years old? Engage your imagination for a few minutes and try re-entering your seven-year-old world. Remember what fun life was. Recall what grade you were in, and what you enjoyed about school. Reconnect with...
How do mothers pass on knowledge about menstruation to their daughters?
Guest Post by Sheryl Mendlinger, PhD The impetus of my research on menstruation started many years ago when my daughter Yael was in her teens in the 1990s, and came home from school and told me that her friends said, “If you use tampons you could lose your virginity.”...
A poignant first period story from the book Schlopping
From the book Schlopping: Developing Relationships, Self-Image & Memories comes another unique mother-daughter menarche story as follow up to Monday's post by A daughter raised with body literacy. Though completely different in many respects, both these...
A daughter raised with body literacy
Adapted from A Baby Born to Body Literacy, Femme Fertile, Winter, 2006, p. 6 My daughter was born at home with midwives. Not because I was brave, but because I was chicken. Working in health care, I had heard too many maternity-ward horror stories. My studies in...
Weekend Links: Twitter is talking about menstruation—a lot!
The menstrual community on Twitter keeps growing. Individuals, social action initiatives, non-profits, menstrual product companies and other organizations are sharing information and talking about the menstrual cycle and the menstrual experience. Here’s a short list...
