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 David Linton | Dec 10, 2015 | Law/Legal, Media, Men, Newspapers
Much has been made of Donald Trump’s snarky remark about how the journalist Megan Kelly spoke to him at the Republican candidates’ debate on Aug. 6, 2015. And the news is dominated by stories about how social media are reshaping every aspect of our lives,...
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 David Linton | Dec 3, 2015 | Media, Television
Perhaps one of the most useful barometers of the social status of the menstrual cycle is the frequency and nature of its representation in public media. In the 1950s the three major TV network forbade the airing of ads for menstrual products, or “catamenial devices,”...
