by Ashley Ross | May 31, 2013 | Language, Menopause, Perimenopause, Philosophy, Religion/Spirituality
The Change. This name for peri/menopause has appeared in many cultures and has been passed down through the eons, generation to generation. I, myself, really like calling it The Change, as it describes the awe and magnitude of peri/menopause. The Change honors the...
by David Linton | May 21, 2013 | Activism, Language, Literature
The World’s First Menstrual Poetry Slam, The Red Moon Howl, will occur the closing night of the SMCR conference, June 7, at Marymount Manhattan College in New York City. Featuring the works of noted poets such as Lucille Clifton, Sharon Olds, Anne Sexton, and Ntozake...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Apr 9, 2013 | Anatomy, Books, Language
Guest post by Kati Bicknell, Kindara Now I know in the title of this post I say “Five things you probably don’t know about your vagina,” but really it’s about more than your vagina. The V Book, by Elizabeth Gunther Stewart and Paula Spencer, is basically the owner’s...
by Mindy Erchull | Apr 3, 2013 | Anatomy, Language
A surprising amount of my time last week was spent thinking about vaginas. In part, this was because I had plans to attend the Friday night show of The Vagina Monologues on my campus. It’s always a great show, and this year, one of my students was directing it. ...
by Chris Bobel | Mar 18, 2013 | Advertising, Birth Control, Communication, Film, Girls, Health Care, Humor, Independent Film, Internet, Language, Media, Pharmaceutical, Pregnancy, Reproduction
Seen this one yet? (or the (eerily) related “Birth Control on the Bottom“?) We posted “Sassy Girlz Candy Birth Control Pills” (written by Carissa Leone in 2011) in our regular installment Weekend Links on Feb 2. I had a mixed reaction. And when a...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Feb 20, 2013 | Activism, Language, Menstruation
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...
