by Breanne Fahs | Oct 28, 2016 | Activism, Psychology
Excerpt from Out for Blood: Essays on Menstruation and Resistance, by Breanne Fahs SUNY Press, November, 2016 In 2012 Petra Collins, an outspoken artist and activist, designed a t-shirt for American Apparel that depicted a hairy menstruating vulva with fingers...
by Sophie Zivku | Oct 22, 2016 | Activism, Media, Research, Television
When theory lends to practice and practice lends to activism Menstrual-related theories and research have long played a role in shaping how women’s bodies are perceived and how their behavior is explained. More often than not, by attributing a causal link between the...
by Sophie Zivku | Oct 12, 2016 | Activism, Communication, Menstrual education, New Research
This fall, the plethora of menstrual-related news articles and social media trends is proving that we are well into what some may call a menstrual talk revolution. Menstrual discourse is no longer taking place in hushed tones behind closed doors. People are talking...
by David Linton | Sep 8, 2016 | Activism, Film
Four soldiers blast menstrual myths surrounding women in the military Questions about women’s “fitness” to engage in a vast array of activities as determined by their menstrual cycles have long been a hotly debated topic. Recently, as the US military...
by Editor | Jul 30, 2016 | Activism, Sports
Fight against the tampon tax ongoing: If 2015 was the year of the period, 2016 is looking to be the year of menstrual legislation. Women are fighting back and menstrual activism is on the rise! A class action lawsuit has been filed by a Tampa, FL woman against major...
by Editor | Jul 19, 2016 | Activism, New Research
Chris Bobel, PhD (Urban Studies, University of Wisconsin—Milwaukee), Associate Professor of Women’s & Gender Studies, University of Massachusetts—Boston When and/or why did you join the Society for Menstrual Cycle Research? I gave a paper at a conference and in...
