Period, end of sentence : a new chapter in the fight for menstrual justice / Anita Diamant ; foreword by Melissa Berton.
"Explores the subject of menstruation, from toxic historic and religious roots to how young activists are challenging the silence and shame that can erode self-esteem and even threaten lives ..."--Page 4 of cover.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781982144289
- ISBN: 1982144289
- ISBN: 9781982144296
- ISBN: 1982144297
- Physical Description: xviii, 158 pages ; 22 cm
- Edition: First Scribner trade paperback edition. paperback
- Publisher: New York : Scribner, 2021.
- Copyright: ©2021
Content descriptions
General Note: | Includes "Book club favorites : reader's guide". |
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 137-149) and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Part one. The curse -- Shame -- Shamelessness: the changing of the guard -- Part two. R.E.S.P.E.C.T. -- Indigenous wisdoms -- New traditions -- Part three. The struggle -- Period poverty and the tampon tax -- Menstruating at work -- Dignity -- Part four. Menstruation goes public -- Men-struation -- The menstruation business -- Period.org -- Part five. Seeing red -- The takeaway. |
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Genre: | Social Science / Feminism & Feminist Theory. |
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Homer Public Library | 612.662 DIA (Text) | 000161804 | Nonfiction | Available | - |