by Elizabeth Kissling | Aug 5, 2011 | Humor, Menarche
This is funny, and in some ways, quite charming, sketch comedy about a dad talking his young daughter through her first period. The Frantics-Her First Period – watch more funny videos [via Glad Rags on Twitter...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Feb 14, 2011 | Film, Girls, Menarche
Preparing for class discussions this week about sex education policy in the U.S. found me flipping through the Prelinger Archives, where I found this gem: Molly Grows Up. It’s a menstrual education film apparently intended for girls in about the sixth grade,...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Jul 16, 2010 | Girls, magazines, Menarche
Anyone else seen the premier issue of Whore! Magazine (Fast, Feminist, and Feminine) yet? My copy arrived yesterday and while I haven’t read the whole thing yet, I’m enjoying the quality of the writing and the production values. I’m also pleased to...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Jun 13, 2010 | Menarche, New Research
It’s well-documented that girls today reach menarche earlier than previous generations. A century ago, it was common to experience one’s first period at 16 or 17; today, that’s regarded as so late that medical examinations are often conducted to...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Jun 1, 2010 | Film, Independent Film, Media, Menarche, Studio Film
I’m not an expert in Japanese anime films, but I am pretty knowledgeable about the representation of menstruation and menarche in films in the English-speaking world, especially the U.S. So I was surprised to read in this review/story about the Isao Takahata...
by Elizabeth Kissling | May 29, 2010 | Menarche, Menopause, Menstruation, New Research
Ready to play Evo-Psych bingo, that is. I don’t know quite what else to do with a study like this: Women’s preferences for masculinity in male faces are highest during reproductive age range and lower around puberty and...
