by Editor | Nov 5, 2015 | Activism, Art
Guest Post by Diana Álvarez “Are you the girl who drank her period blood?” This was a frequent question I was asked during the 21st Biennial Conference of the Society for Menstrual Cycle Research, held in June, 2015, at Suffolk University in Boston. I had the...
by Jen Lewis | Nov 4, 2015 | Menstruation
Beauty in Blood Presents Ms. November: Pink Parachute Year: 2015 Menstrual Designer: Jen Lewis Photographer: Rob Lewis...
by David Linton | Oct 31, 2015 | Activism, magazines, Media
It looks like menstrual activism is springing up all over the continent. We at re: Cycling launched an exploration of social and political menstrual activism at the beginning of October, just weeks before Cosmopolitan magazine noted 2015 as “The Year the Period...
by Editor | Oct 29, 2015 | Activism, Menstrual Hygiene Management
Guest Post by Danielle Keiser, WASH United WASH United, initiator of Menstrual Hygiene Day, has been working closely with the Kenyan government and local NGOs to establish a national policy around Menstrual Hygiene Management (MHM). Today we sat down with the team at...
by David Linton | Oct 15, 2015 | Activism, Health Care, Law/Legal, Toxic Shock Syndrome
Though getting anything through Congress these days is a daunting task, there is a piece of legislation that is of special interest to anyone concerned about women’s health. It’s a bill called The Robin Danielson Feminine Hygiene Product Safety Act (H.R....