Period: The Real Story of Menstruation - Hardcover
by Kate Clancy
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Language:EnglishPublisher:Princeton University PressISBN-13:9780691191317ISBN-10:069119131XUPC:9780691191317Book Category:Science, Health & FitnessBook Subcategory:Life Sciences, Women's Health, HistoryBook Topic:BiologySize:9.30 x 6.30 x 1.10 inchesWeight:1.3007Product ID:SCW4XAR81P
Period: The Real Story of Menstruation
A bold and revolutionary perspective on the science and cultural history of menstruation
Menstruation is something half the world does for a week at a time, for months and years on end, yet it remains largely misunderstood. Scientists once thought of an individual's period as useless, and some doctors still believe it's unsafe for a menstruating person to swim in the ocean wearing a tampon....Language:EnglishPublisher:Princeton University PressISBN-13:9780691191317ISBN-10:069119131XUPC:9780691191317Book Category:Science, Health & FitnessBook Subcategory:Life Sciences, Women's Health, HistoryBook Topic:BiologySize:9.30 x 6.30 x 1.10 inchesWeight:1.3007Product ID:SCW4XAR81P
Kate Clancy is professor of anthropology at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, where she holds appointments in the Department of Gender and Women's Studies and the Program in Ecology, Evolution, and Conservation Biology, and at the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology. She has written for National Geographic, Scientific American, and American Scientist.
Publisher: Princeton University Press
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