The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009
I've learned that medical truth isn't monolithic, carved on some stone tablet; it's constantly changing and is informed not only by observation and testing, but also by money, politics, and prevailing attitudes.
The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
So why is menstruation still such a taboo subject? We say it's high time for a little more transparency. Let's perform a communal end-run around the usual secrecy and embarrassment.
feminist blogs (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
The first real job I had out of college was working for one of the founders for the Society for Menstrual Cycle Research . Which is ironic since I was not the "Woo, I'm woman, let me menstruate!" gal back then. And honestly I'm still not. That said... Flow: The Cultural Story of Menstruation by Elissa Stein and Susan Kim is a riot. My period was a mystery to me until about college...
The Daily Beast (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009
... book on the topic'The authors of believe the answer is: a whole lot of them. When Elissa Stein and Susan Kim, both published writers in their mid-40s, finished preparing their proposal for their book, they thought mainstream publishers would compete to snatch it up. Twenty-five rejections later (some of which were particularly nasty, they claim), the authors were undeterred.After all, the...
Changing People Blog (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
Another in my series of interviews with women who will inspire you! Elissa is well known in the US (and I know she will soon become familiar to UK audiences too); she has just published an interesting book on a rarely openly talked about topic of interest to all women! Jane: You are just about to publish a fascinating book you’ve co written with Susan Kim called ‘Flow’ (available in UK late...
