by Elizabeth Kissling | Nov 3, 2012 | Internet
A new documentary, “She’s Beautiful When She’s Angry,” chronicles the history of the women’s movement from 1966 to 1972, including the origins of Our Bodies Ourselves, the founding of NOW, and other historical milestones. In this clip at right, the founders of OBOS...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Oct 27, 2012 | Internet
Jezebel reports on an online study that found “almost 40% of women use their period as an excuse to get out of lame things“. Sex or meditation? Why not both? Have you seen Ruby Cup’s video response to the Bodyform video we posted and wrote about last...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Oct 24, 2012 | Hormones, New Research, Newspapers, PMS
If PMS is a myth, then what on earth can we blame for all the lady-rage? You may have seen the article in The Star or The Globe and Mail or The Atlantic about the recently published research review by a team of medical researchers who assert that “clear evidence for a...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Oct 22, 2012 | Advertising, Disposable menstrual products, Internet
Guest Post by Chella Quint, Adventures in Menstruating When periods hit the news, and they do every now and again (no, not once a month – that’d actually be nice, and proof that it was a normal, neutral topic of conversation), my friends have me on speed dial. I’ve...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Oct 20, 2012 | Internet
Bodyform’s response to ‘Richard’ in the form of the video at right has been getting a lot of play — I’ve lost track of how many times it’s been sent to me. We’ll have more to say about it on Monday, with celebrity period blogger,...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Oct 13, 2012 | Internet
Running and your period. According to the ‘menstrual release’ web site, “menstrual release is a technique that allows you to relieve yourself of menses in a way that’s similar to emptying your bladder or your bowels – out of awareness to your...
