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...
by Editor | Dec 7, 2015 | Girls, Literature, Menarche
Guest Post by Jacqueline Thomas Having entered my Ph.D. program in English already aware of the general need to better prepare girls for menarche, I wrote Lizzy & the Light Below in the midst of my studies to give moms a tool for starting the conversation with...
by Editor | Oct 12, 2015 | Activism, Literature
Guest Post by Josefin Persdotter: We just can’t get enough! As I have written before on this blog, Sweden has experienced what you might call a “menstrual revolution” since about the summer of 2013 as a multitude of menstrual-related initiatives, organizations, and...
by Editor | Aug 31, 2015 | Activism, Art, Humor, Literature, SMCR2015
#SMCR2015 Plenary Session Video Presentation Menstrual Poetry Open Mic The 21st Biennial Conference of the Society for Menstrual Cycle Research at The Center for Women’s Health and Human Rights, June 4-6, 2015, Suffolk University, Boston concluded on Saturday night,...
