Introduction: blood hunting -- Women bleeding secretly : the gender, place and segregation of menstruation -- Red tents and moon lodges : menstruation and the rites of passage -- The curse of eve : cramped stomachs and cramped lifestyles -- The menstrual mess : the disgust, horror and fear of menstruation -- I want to suck your blood : sex, sexiness and menstruation -- Bleeding out proud : menstruation and empowerment -- You don't know what you've got til it's gone : absent menstruation -- Where have all the menstruators gone? rereading missing menstruation -- Conclusion: a strange phenomena.
|
