Sex Education, Sex after Pregnancy, the Importance of Toilets, and Even More Weekend Links
A new study reports that women who eat diets rich in iron are less likely to report symptoms of pre-menstrual syndrome. Sen. Frank Lautenberg, D-N.J., and Rep. Barbara Lee, D-C.A., recently reintroduced the Real Education for Healthy Youth Act (REHYA), renewing their...
Menopausal Junk
In response to my last blog entry about Helena Bonham Carter, Paula Derry commented that we treat menopause as a “junk category,” tossing in any symptom we can’t explain or don’t want to attribute to anything else. So true. In fact, Anne Fausto-Sterling said this long...
Early German Menstrual TV Advertising
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_f2uyx8P3A It is axiomatic that advertising commonly reflects and reinforces social values. At other times, by introducing new products or new perspectives on existing products, advertising serves as an agent of social change. Nowhere...
If Men Had Cramps, Memorable Menstrual Moments, and More Weekend Links
httpv://youtu.be/ECVT0MymH5o Forty years ago, Gloria Steinem wondered what the world would be like if men could menstruate. Dana Leipold wonders what it would be like if men had killer menstrual cramps. Amelia McDonell-Parry of The Frisky shares 15 "memorable...
Of Menstruators and Manhole Covers
Feminists of a certain age may recall debates about changing sexist language, and the ways feminists were once mocked for insisting on replacing sex-specific terms such as policeman with police officer, fireman with firefighter, stewardess with flight attendant and...
“My Daughter, My Advice”
Strange ad copy for an actor without children. But it's celebrity flashback Monday! Brenda Vaccaro is one of a small number of celebrities who appeared in femcare advertising after she was famous. (Others include tennis star Serena Williams and gymnast Cathy Rigby and...
