Menstruation: A Cultural History by Gillian Howie, Andrew Shail

Menstruation: A Cultural History

Gillian Howie, Andrew Shail

312 pages first pub 2005 (editions)

nonfiction gender history challenging informative medium-paced

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Ranging from Aristotle to twentieth-century gynecology, contributions to this volume trace the semiotics of menstruation from magical act to evolutionary deficiency. The result is the first comprehensive historical study of how menstruation has be...

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