ISBN:
9780739113868
,
0739113860
Language:
English
Pages:
ix, 181 pages
,
illustrations
,
23 cm
Edition:
Pbk. ed
DDC:
618.1/72
Keywords:
Feminine hygiene products History 20th century
;
Women Health and hygiene
;
Equipment and supplies
;
Menstrual Hygiene Products history
;
Menstruation
;
History, 19th Century
;
History, 20th Century
;
Menstrual Hygiene Products ethics
;
Social Perception
;
Women psychology
;
Feminine hygiene products
;
Women ; Health and hygiene ; Equipment and supplies
;
History
;
United States
;
United States
Abstract:
Menstrual hygiene : a techno-social history -- Technology and passing -- Scientific menstruation and making menstruation political -- "The Kotex age" : consumerism, technology, and menstruation -- Private technologies and public policies -- Virgin bodies, menstrual hygiene technologies, and sex education -- Civil rights, women's rights, and technological options -- Unveiling menstrual passing.
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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