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1. The Fascinating History Of Periods (Or, How Vaginas Can Destroy The World)

(Living)

  Periods have always been somewhat taboo. Roman philosopher and naturalist, Pliny The Elder, declared that menstrual blood would: "Turn new wine sour, crops touched by it become barren, graft ...

Created on 22 September 2017

2. A Teenage Nepali Girl Died In A Menstruation Ritual

(Feminism)

... a Nepali women's rights activist focusing on menstrual health, told the New York Times. “Our president is a woman, the speaker is a woman, and our chief justice was a woman. But girls are dying in the shed ...

Created on 14 July 2017

3. 9 'March For Science' Signs That Send A Powerful Message

(Feminism)

... ere Moon Sisters, But Apparently Menstrual Synchrony Is A Myth Peggy Whitson Is The Record-Breaking NASA Astronaut You Need To Know About  ...

Created on 24 April 2017

4. 50 Years After Hiding Her Gender To Become The First Woman To Run The Boston Marathon, Kathrine Switzer Is Still Going Strong

(Feminism)

... nce in the race today. Top photo: KathrineSwitzer.com More from BUST I Thought We Were Moon Sisters, But Apparently Menstrual Synchrony Is A Myth "Survivor" Contestant Zeke Smith Responds To Being  ...

Created on 17 April 2017

5. I Thought We Were Moon Sisters, But Apparently Menstrual Synchrony Is A Myth

(Feminism)

The myth of menstrual synchrony was first introduced to the scientific community by Harvard psychologist Martha McClintock in 1971, when her study 'Menstrual Synchrony and Suppression' was publishe ...

Created on 13 April 2017

6. Getting N'SYNC: Is Menstrual Synchrony Real?

(General)

Living in close quarters with your lady friends has many benefits, but studies show that menstrual synchrony—synced-up periods triggered by pheromones—may not be one of them. In her seminal ...

Created on 09 October 2012