Period : the real story of menstruation / Kate Clancy.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Clancy, Kathryn B. H., (author).

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Menstruation--Social aspects.

Menstruation.

Menstrual cycle--Social aspects.

Menstrual cycle.

Human body--Political aspects.

Human body.

Feminism.

Women's rights.

Genre:

Informational works.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (264 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [2023]

Summary:

"Menstruation is something half the world does for a week at a time, for months and years on end, yet it remains largely misunderstood. Scientists once thought of an individual’s period as useless, and some doctors still believe it’s unsafe for a menstruating person to swim in the ocean wearing a tampon. Period counters the false theories that have long defined the study of the uterus, exposing the eugenic history of gynecology while providing an intersectional feminist perspective on menstruation science. Blending interviews and personal experience with engaging stories from her own pioneering research, Kate Clancy challenges a host of myths and false assumptions. There is no such a thing as a “normal” menstrual cycle. In fact, menstrual cycles are incredibly variable and highly responsive to environmental and psychological stressors. Clancy takes up a host of timely issues surrounding menstruation, from bodily autonomy, menstrual hygiene, and the COVID-19 vaccine to the ways racism, sexism, and medical betrayal warp public perceptions of menstruation and erase it from public life. Offering a revelatory new perspective on one of the most captivating biological processes in the human body, Period will change the way you think about the past, present, and future of periods." -- Publisher's description.

Contents:

Introduction: Taking the mystery out of menstruation

There is a reason for all of this

Norma's "normal" cycle

The stress of energy

Inflamed cycles

Big little stressors

The future of periods.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [217]-240) and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780691246826

0691246823

OCLC:

1351751465