Menstrual Poetry from #SMCR2015: “She who dreams the world awake”
On June 6th, 2015, at the 21st Biennial Conference of the Society for Menstrual Cycle Research at the Centre for Women’s Health and Human Rights in Boston, conference participants celebrated with an Open Mic evening of Menstrual Poetry to close out #SMCR2015. This is...
Menstrual Poetry from #SMCR2015: “Existence ain’t real without blood”
On June 6th, 2015, at the 21st Biennial Conference of the Society for Menstrual Cycle Research at the Centre for Women’s Health and Human Rights in Boston, conference participants celebrated with an Open Mic evening of Menstrual Poetry to close out #SMCR2015. This is...
A doc about birth control, #LiveTweetYourPeriod, and other 4th of July weekend links
Sweetening the Pill, the documentary Ricki Lake and Abby Eptsein are set to produce and direct, met it's Kickstarter campaign goal on Friday, July 3rd, 2015, raising $119, 884 from 1750 backers to give the project the green light. The documentary was inspired by the...
Ms. July – Menstruation Pin-Up
Guest Post by Jen Lewis Beauty in Blood Presents Ms. July: Truth & Perception Year: 2015 Menstrual Designer: Jen Lewis Photographer: Rob Lewis
Women’s Reproductive Health journal explores postmenopausal hormone therapy
Free access to Women's Reproductive Health, the journal launched by the Society for Menstrual Cycle Research in 2014, is available to all SMCR members. To become a member of the society or to obtain a subscription contact info@menstruationresearch.org. For media,...
“Widening the Cycle” Featured Artists & Panel Speakers: Alvarez, Boros, Goldbloom Bloch, Kyle & Madeline
Diana Alvarez I believe my project fulfills the call for art because I use menstrual fluid as the primary source for the art and encouraged participants to confront their discomforts with menstruation. Empowerment was my main goal with the art, both for myself and for...