by Elizabeth Kissling | Dec 14, 2013 | Internet
The New York Times style blog reports that the days of the “full Brazilian” may be numbered. In other words, we may be returning to the time “when a woman’s lady garden was as big as a New York slice of pizza”, as Amy Poehler phrased it....
by Saniya Lee Ghanoui | Dec 9, 2013 | Advertising, Communication, Menstruation
Guest Post by Jennifer Aldoretta Since my upcoming book about menstrual stigmas and the symptothermal method of fertility awareness is getting close to launch, I thought today’s blog post would be the perfect opportunity to provide a short excerpt for your reading...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Nov 30, 2013 | Internet
Although it’s well known that weight affects dosing of many medications, including birth control pills, new warnings about effectiveness of Plan B and similar morning-after pills made headlines this week when the European manufacturer of a similar drug announced...
by Chris Bobel | Nov 26, 2013 | Activism, Birth Control, Books, Celebrities, Coming off the pill, Communication, Disposable menstrual products, DIY, FemCare, Film, Independent Film, Literature, Men, Menstruation, Pharmaceutical, Reusable menstrual products
The recent death of writer Doris Lessing led me to revisit her work a bit. * Author of more than 50 books as well as an opera, Lessing was brave. She spanned genres, refused to tow a singular ideological line and used her Nobel Prize moment to remind us that privilege...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Nov 23, 2013 | Internet
U.S. television personality Amy Robach got a mammogram on the air and chose to have a double mastectomy based on the results, but there’s another side to the story — both in terms of the inferences made to other women and in terms of journalism ethics. Speaking...
by Saniya Lee Ghanoui | Nov 22, 2013 | Activism, Art, Menstruation
Guest Post by Jen Lewis Beauty in Blood Presents Ms. November: Floral #1 Cycle: November 2012 – In honor of our 1 year anniversary! Menstrual Designer: Jen Lewis Photographer: Rob Lewis...
