Under Wraps: A History of Menstrual Hygiene TechnologyThis book examines the social and technological history of sanitary napkins and tampons through the lens of passing, and the effects of technology upon women's experiences of menstruation. These ubiquitous yet invisible technologies provide women with the means to hide their periods, but the history of embedded politics in menstrual technologies reveals that they can be used both as artifacts of control and empowering tools of change. |
Contents
Menstrual Hygiene A TechnoSocial History | 1 |
Technology and Passing | 9 |
Scientific Menstruation and Making Menstruation Political | 21 |
The Kotex Age Consumerism Technology and Menstruation | 59 |
Private Technologies and Public Policies | 89 |
Virgin Bodies Menstrual Hygiene Technologies and Sex Education | 115 |
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Under Wraps: A History of Menstrual Hygiene Technology Sharra Louise Vostral No preview available - 2008 |
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