by Saniya Lee Ghanoui | Nov 12, 2013 | Activism, Menstruation, Motherhood
Guest Post by Marie Hansen November 23rd will mark the third session of KHORAI: a scientific & scholarly reading & discussion group about women’s maternal & reproductive mental health. I decided to take this opportunity to write a blog post to let you all...
by Saniya Lee Ghanoui | Oct 25, 2013 | Activism, Art, Menstruation
Guest Post by Jen Lewis Beauty in Blood Presents Ms. September: The Whirl Cycle: April 2013 Menstrual Designer: Jen Lewis Photographer: Rob Lewis...
by Breanne Fahs | Oct 18, 2013 | Activism, Communication, Menstruation
As a point of contention and as a reaction to my previous claims that women should more often engage in “menstrual outing,” some critics have responded by saying that disclosing one’s menstrual status is similar to women disclosing that they have just urinated,...
by Laura Wershler | Oct 16, 2013 | Activism, Birth Control, Books, Coming off the pill, Health Care, Hormones, Menstruation, Ovulation, Pharmaceutical
I had the privilege of writing the foreword for Holly Grigg-Spall’s recently published book Sweetening the Pill: Or How We Got Hooked on Hormonal Birth Control. It’s astounding to me that more than 30 years ago, before Holly was born, I was asking some of...
by Chris Bobel | Sep 30, 2013 | Activism, Communication, FemCare, Menstruation, Reusable menstrual products
Guest Post by Rachel Horn of Sustainable Cycles Last month, I returned to California after my friend Owen and I rode our bicycles from San Francisco to New York City. We rode 4,624 miles through 12 states over 3 months. We carried our essentials (about 70 lbs, bikes...
by Saniya Lee Ghanoui | Sep 20, 2013 | Activism, Art, Menstruation
Editor’s note: This is the first in several monthly installments from artist Jen Lewis. Guest Post by Jen Lewis Beauty in Blood Presents Ms. September: Ripple Cycle: June 2013 Menstrual Designer: Jen Lewis Photographer: Rob Lewis...