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Record Nr.

UNINA9910780976903321

Autore

Freidenfelds Lara <1972->

Titolo

The modern period [[electronic resource] ] : menstruation in twentieth-century America / / Lara Freidenfelds

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Baltimore, : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2009

ISBN

0-8018-9829-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (253 p.)

Disciplina

612.6/62

Soggetti

Menstruation - United States - History - 20th century

Menstrual products - United States - History - 20th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [211]-235) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Before "modern" menstrual management : keeping secrets, wearing diapers, avoiding chills -- The modern way to talk about menstruation : education, the scientific narrative, and public discussion -- The modern way to behave while menstruating : changing health beliefs and practices -- The modern way to manage menstruation : technology and bodily practices -- Tampons : a case study in controversy.