Sharra L. Vostral

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A History of Menstrual Hygiene Technology

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This 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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Lexington Books
• Seitenzahl: 202
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. März 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 301g
• ISBN-13: 9780739113868
• ISBN-10: 0739113860
• Artikelnr.: 32738841

Autorenporträt

Sharra L. Vostral is associate professor of gender and women's studies and history at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1 1. Menstrual Hygiene: A Techno-Social History Chapter 2 2.
Technology and Passing Chapter 3 3. Scientific Menstruation and Making
Menstruation Political Chapter 4 4. "The Kotex Age": Consumerism,
Technology, and Menstruation Chapter 5 5. Menstruation in the Workplace:
Private Technologies and Public Policies Chapter 6 6. Virgin Bodies,
Menstrual Hygiene Technologies, and Sex Education Chapter 7 7. Questioning
Menstrual Technology: Civil Rights, Design, and Culture Chapter 8 8.
Unveiling Menstrual Passing