by Alexandra Jacoby | Nov 24, 2011 | Girls, Menarche, Menstruation
Ever since I saw this uterus pillow, I have been thinking about what to tell the girl in my life about menstruation. She’s ten years old. This pillow is exactly something I would give her! It’s handmade, using strong colors of the kind I like, and about a...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Nov 4, 2011 | Film, Girls, Independent Film, Menstruation
So says 15-year-old Judy to her boyfriend Johnny on the occasion of her first period, in this vintage film about menstruation, Linda’s Film About Menstruation. This 18-minute treasure was produced in 1974 by the Creative Artists Public Service Program of the New...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Oct 25, 2009 | Menopause
We’re a week late in commemorating World Menopause Day here at re:Cycling. Sounds like a holiday right up there with Menstrual Monday, but it doesn’t sound very celebratory, from what I can discern. I discovered World Menopause Day, observed annually on...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Oct 16, 2009 | FemCare, Internet
Proctor and Gamble has just launched a new internet campaign in Singapore for their menstrual pads. The flash-heavy website tells why girls are Happy It’s Here : Happy, confident, and loving life. You know what you want and where you want to go next. You feel...
by Chris Bobel | Sep 21, 2009 | FemCare, Girls, Menstruation, New Research
Ever-alert Liz Kissling drew my attention to this post on Nicholas Kristof’s blog (he’s the co-author of Half the Sky – check it out) Kristof picked up on the does-menstruation-keep-girls-out-of-school buzz that researchers and on-the-ground...
