by David Linton | May 24, 2016 | Books, History
Menstruation in Early Modern England and Early Modern France Obviously, menstruation has been around a long time, and while its biological purpose has been constant, its cultural significance and social construction have taken on innumerable meanings across time and...
by Editor | Apr 26, 2016 | Books, Literature, Menopause, Perimenopause
Writing Menopause, a diverse literary collection about menopause to be published in the spring of 2017 by Inanna Publications, was first introduced to the Society for Menstrual Cycle Research in a session presented at our June 2015 biennial conference in Boston. The...
by David Linton | Dec 26, 2015 | Books, Humor, Media, Menopause
The holiday season brings plenty of opportunities to celebrate as well as to reflect on our lives, our society, and the state of the world. So, here’s an opportunity to reflect on the state of the menstrual ecology, a look back at a post from three years ago,...
by Laura Wershler | Dec 19, 2015 | Books, Literature, Media
This post was originally published at re:Cycling on March 27, 2015. State of Wonder–Part 3: Wondering about menstrual cycle misconceptions in a fictionalized theory for extended fertility In Parts 1 and 2, I wondered why author Ann Patchett chose not to include...
by Laura Wershler | Dec 17, 2015 | Books, Literature, Media
This post was originally published at re:Cycling on March 6, 2015. State of Wonder–Part 2: Wondering about missing femcare products and birth control references In State of Wonder–Part 1, I mused as to why, in a novel revolving around the extended menstruation...
by Laura Wershler | Dec 14, 2015 | Books, Literature, Media
As re:Cycling explores media representation of the menstrual cycle, we’ve chosen to republish a three-part series I wrote about how author Ann Patchett uses the menstrual cycle as a major plot devise in her novel State of Wonder. Part 1 was originally published...
