A Quiet Celebration of the Horny Menstruator
Guest Post by Lauren Rosewarne Courtney Cox shocked America in 1985 when she became the first person to say “period” on TV. Period, at least, in the context of menstruation and not punctuation. Tampax, 1985-style Flash forward a couple of decades and this...
Menstruation — It’s Not Like Anything Else
I got a bit snippy with a new reader in our comments recently. I didn't mean to, and I sure hope I didn't drive anyone away from re:Cycling. But after 20 years of studying, writing, talking, and reading menstruation research, I've grown weary of certain predictable...
This Time With Feeling! Making the Menstrual-Reproductive Justice Connection
Rejection stings. A couple weeks ago, I received the following 'thanks, but no' to a proposal I sent to a reproductive justice conference, Dear Chris Bobel, Thank you for submitting your proposal, “How Menstruation Matters to the Reproductive Justice...
Night Sweats, Tampon Jewelry, The Perfect Woman & More Weekend Links
httpv://youtu.be/Oo7QFS4mUpA In this TEDx Women talk, Eve Ensler talks about One Billion Rising, her campaign to mobilize women in the fight to end gender violence. Lena Dunham shows off the tampon brooch she received as a Christmas gift from a friend. Understanding...
We’re Ripe for the Third Talk, Actually!!
No question - Poise’s Second Talk Campaign is undeniably courageous, taking on Menopause, the Previously Unmentionable. Call me impatient and unappreciative, but I just can’t help mourning the missed opportunity to REALLY empower women, instead of aligning with those...
Do You Want to Have Kids?
I’m sure by now most of you have seen this video by Jonathan Mann and Ivory King, which went viral last week. Or at least I hope you have, because it is wonderful. I went to Bennington College with Jonathan and have been enjoying his music for years. He’s been writing...
