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Pub. Date
[2022]
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x, 367 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Description
"A collection of essays, oral histories, and artworks about periods across all stages of life, gathered by the editor of the New York Times bestselling anthology My Little Red Book. After hearing a harrowing coming-of-age story from her great aunt, Rachel Kauder Nalebuff started gathering stories about menstruation in her family that had never been told. What began as an oral history project quickly snowballed: Rachel heard from family and friends,...
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Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
xii, 225 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm
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"Bakery founder Devon Loftus and nutritionist Jenna Radomski empower women to nourish themselves with recipes for sweets, savory meals, and snacks, organized around each of the four phases of the menstrual cycle, that can be customized to suit their bodies' fluctuating needs"--
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The New York Times best-selling author of The Vagina Bible offers empowering, period-positive, no-nonsense facts about the science, medicine and myths surrounding menstruation.
"Most women, transgender, and non-binary people who menstruate can expect to have hundreds of periods in a lifetime. So why is real information so hard to find? Despite its significance, most education about menstruation focuses either on increasing the chances of pregnancy...
Pub. Date
2009
Physical Desc
225 p. ; 20 cm.
Description
My Little Red Book is an anthology of stories about first periods, collected from women of all ages from around the world. The accounts range from lighthearted (the editor got hers while waterskiing in a yellow bathing suit) to heart-stopping (a first period discovered just as one girl was about to be strip-searched by the Nazis). The contributors include well-known women writers (Meg Cabot, Erica Jong, Gloria Steinem, Cecily von Ziegesar), alongside...
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Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
xx, 344 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Description
The menstrual cycle isn't just about having babies. Your menstrual cycle is a vital sign, just like your pulse, temperature, respiratory rate, and blood pressure - and it provides you with essential information about your health. This book brings together over 1000 meticulously researched scientific references to help you understand your menstrual cycle. It aims to better connect women with their menstrual cycles and to break the myth that ovulation...
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Pub. Date
2018.
Physical Desc
61 pages : color illustrations ; 18x18 cm
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"Mamá, me ha venido la regla es un libro de encuentros y reencuentros. Una puerta abierta al diálogo, a la fiesta y a la alegría familiar cuando las niñas dan el paso de la infancia a la pubertad. Una historia alejada de todos los tópicos que ilustrará a las jóvenes y llenará de emoción a todas las mujeres que revivirán aquel momento en que dieron el paso a una nueva etapa de amor a nuestro cuerpo y feminidad plena. Dudas, preguntas,...
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Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
48 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm
Description
"Periods. Every person who menstruates has a different relationship with their "Aunt Flow": some good, and some ... not-so-good. This 4-color graphic novel guide embraces all the icky, all the sticky, and all the confusing of our monthly cycle, acknowledging that there's no cookie cutter way to manage the physical and emotion mayhem. Filled with consumable, bite-sized tips, tricks, and "inside" medical information, this humorous, character-driven...
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
352 pages ; 20 cm
Description
For Angela, it came on the basketball court--while playing on the boys' team. For Penny, it came on a school field trip to the lake (making for some cringeworthy moments of humor). And to Layla's disappointment, it came at the start of her first fasting Ramadan, meaning that she won't be able to fast after all. Whether it spurs silence or celebration, whether the subjects are well prepared or totally in the dark, the young people in these sixteen...
10) Code red
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Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
233 pages ; 22 cm
Description
Thirteen-year-old former elite gymnast Eden is feeling lost after a career-ending injury, but when she meets new friends who open her eyes to period poverty, the struggle that low-income people have trying to afford menstrual products, she becomes an advocate for fair treatment and rediscovers her passion and drive.
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Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
x, 249 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Description
An exploration on the science and cultural history of menstruation that challenges many of the myths and false assumptions that have defined the study of the uterus. Covers issues such as bodily autonomy, menstrual hygiene, the COVID-19 vaccine, and the ways racism, sexism, and medical betrayal warp public perceptions of menstruation.
14) Blood moon
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Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
390 pages ; 24 cm.
Description
"After school one day, Frankie, a lover of physics and astronomy, has her first sexual experience with quiet and gorgeous Benjamin - and gets her period. It's only blood, they agree. But soon a gruesome meme goes viral, turning an intimate, affectionate afternoon into something sordid, mortifying, and damaging. In the time it takes to swipe a screen, Frankie's universe implodes. Who can she trust? Not Harriet, her suddenly cruel best friend, and certainly...
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Pub. Date
2017.
Physical Desc
187 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm
Description
"Your period. What is it, really? And why is it so embarrassing to walk to the bathroom hiding a tampon in your sleeve? Comedian and Scandinavian YouTube sensation Clara Henry has the answers to all your burning questions about bleeding. Have you always wondered what menstruation is, why it causes terrible cramps, or why it makes you want to do nothing but eat chocolate and watch cute cat videos? Have you been shocked that it's taboo to talk about...
17) Go with the flow
Author
Series
Go with the flow volume 1
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
327 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 23 cm
Description
Sophomores Abby, Brit, Christine, and Sasha are fed up. Hazelton High never has enough tampons. Or pads. Or adults who will listen. Sick of an administration that puts football before female health, the girls confront a world that shrugs--or worse, squirms--at the thought of a menstruation revolution. They band together to make a change. Its no easy task, especially while grappling with everything from crushes to trig to JV track but they have each...
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Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
ix, 354 pages : illustrations 22 cm
Description
"PERIOD founder and Harvard student Nadya Okamoto offers a manifesto on menstruation. Throughout history, periods have been taboo. They're "embarrassing". They're "gross". And due to a crumbling or nonexistent national sex-ed program, they are misunderstood. And because of these stigmas, a status quo has been established to exclude people who menstruate from a seat at the decision-making table, which leads to discrimination like the tampon tax and...
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Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
vii, 163 pages : color illustrations ; 19 cm
Description
A frank, funny, age-appropriate guide for pre-teens about getting your period. Getting your period for the first time can be mortifying, weird and messy--and asking questions about it can be even worse. Packed with honest advice on managing Aunt Flo like a boss, this book will induct pre-teens into the secret society of menstruation: from demystifying what cramps feel like, to whether you can feel it coming out, to what you should do if your pad leaks...
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