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Flow : the cultural story of menstruation / Elissa Stein and Susan Kim.

Cultural story of menstruation (portion title)

Stein, Elissa. (Author). Kim, Susan, 1958- (Added Author).

Summary:

In this hip, hilarious and truly eye-opening cultural history, menstruation is talked about as never before. Flow spans its fascinating, occasionally wacky and sometimes downright scary story: from mikvahs (ritual cleansing baths) to menopause, hysteria to hysterectomies - not to mention the Pill, cramps, the history of underwear, and the movie about puberty they showed you in 5th grade. Flow answers such questions as: What's the point of getting a period? What did women do before pads and tampons? What about new drugs that promise to end periods - a hot idea or not? Sex during your period: gross or a turn-on? And what's normal, anyway? With color reproductions of (campy) historical ads and early (excruciating) femcare devices, it also provides a fascinating (and mind-boggling) gallery of this complex, personal and uniquely female process.

Record details

ISBN: 031237996X
ISBN: 9780312379964
Physical Description: xiii, 270 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Edition: First edition
Publisher: New York : St. Martin's Griffin, [2009]
Copyright: ©2009

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-270).
Formatted Contents Note:	Language -- Where we are today -- So how did we get here? -- Hysteria -- Seeing red -- Sex and religion -- Society's role -- Menstrual time line -- Advertising -- The scent of a woman -- So now you're a woman! -- Back to basics -- When good periods go bad -- Hey, is it getting hot in here? -- Outside the box.