by Elizabeth Kissling | May 15, 2010 | Internet
Blogger RMJ (Deeply Problematic) wrote a series on disability and birth control: Part One. Part Two. Part Three. Feministing reports on clinical trials of a new hormone-free birth control method – for men. Via Ms. magazine’s blog, we learn that vulvodynia,...
by Elizabeth Kissling | May 8, 2010 | Internet
Your weekly links: Heather Corinna answers the question, what is feminist sex education? By all accounts, the Rethinking Virginity Conference held Monday at Harvard was outstanding. Here’s ten myths of sex and virginity that were de-bunked at the conference. In...
by Elizabeth Kissling | May 5, 2010 | Advertising, Disposable menstrual products, Internet, Menstruation
Guest Post by Nicole Luna, Marymount Manhattan College Elizabeth Kissling’s March 16 post on the launch of the U by Kotex campaign and the comments that followed touched on the implications of the “new” Kotex products and their accompanying empowerment crusade....
by Elizabeth Kissling | May 4, 2010 | Anatomy, Internet, magazines
Two provocative stories about ladybusiness today: Our friend, artist Alexandra Jacoby, was interviewed by Curve magazine [pdf] about her Vagina Vérité® photography project. The interview notes her surprise at how few of the women who’ve posed for v-portraits...
by Elizabeth Kissling | May 1, 2010 | Internet
Here’s some recommended reading to start your weekend. So Rachel Carson and Margaret Sanger Walk into a Room…The 50th anniversary of The Pill is also the 40th anniversary of Earth Day. Stefanie Weiss discusses the relationship between the two in her new book, ...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Apr 24, 2010 | Internet
In case you missed these stories of the week: At Scarleteen, Emira Mears dismisses eight myths about cloth menstrual pads. Excellent essay by Holly Grigg-Spall about the Pill and medicalization of women’s bodies. When is someone gonna give that woman a book...