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Flow: The Cultural Story of Menstruation | Susan Kim, Elissa Stein

I‘ve posted about this book before, but it is a favorite of mine. If you liked Unmentionable, check this book out!

Zonite would definitely be the perfect product to turn you into a #burningbride. One of the ingredients was sodium hypochlorite, so essentially you would be douching with bleach. 😬🤷🏼‍♀️

#nofemmeber

Cinfhen, Billypar

Hollie Ouch!! 5y

CarolynM 😱😱😱 5y

Billypar The salesmanship of the article is something else. I was nodding to the title question, 'Sure, her information should absolutely be complete and correct'. But the 'and therefore...' part sure came out of nowhere! 5y

Cinfhen 🤯😳 5y

Mdargusch Ouch! 5y

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Reviewsbylola

Flow: The Cultural Story of Menstruation | Susan Kim, Elissa Stein

This actually probably ranks up there as one of my favorite books. It‘s fun and informative, but let‘s be honest, the history of menstruation and female care in general included a lot of #dumbthings. Such as LYSOL douche. Yes really. Just imagine it . . . or maybe don‘t. 😵😵 #marchintooz

Cinfhen, Lizpixie

Rachbb3 Ouch!!!! 😨 6y

MicheleinPhilly WTF??? 6y

BarbaraBB Echoing @MicheleinPhilly 😳😂 6y

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readordierachel Too late, I'm definitely imagining it 😨 6y

Susanita 😱😲 6y

Lizpixie Ouch😱 When I was a child I found my grandmothers rubber douche in a closet, I ran around hitting people with it!🤣🤣 6y

Reviewsbylola We actually found my Grandma‘s vibrator a few years ago when we were cleaning out her condo. We are freaks so we kept gifting it to one another for holidays. 😂 @Lizpixie 6y

LeahBergen @Reviewsbylola Noooo! 😂😂😂😂 Is it an old-fashioned model?? 😂😂 6y

Reviewsbylola Let‘s just say it plugged into the wall. 🤣🤣🤣 @LeahBergen 6y

LeahBergen Bahahaha! Who‘s the current owner in the family? 😂 6y

Reviewsbylola I threw it away after it was gifted to me. 😬 @LeahBergen 6y

LeahBergen @Reviewsbylola Oh, good. I was just wondering if I had to worry if I was ever matched with you for a Litsy swap. 🤣🤣🤣 6y

Cinfhen @LeahBergen 🤣🤣😂😂🤣 6y

Cinfhen Love the book title 😂😍🙌🏻 6y

Reggie Lolololololololololololololololololol You go Grandma!!!! After my grandfather died, much to the chagrin of her kids, my grandmother started to experience a life where she didn‘t have a husband, or had kids or grandkids to raise and she started to get out there. She started painting, going to line dance classes at the senior center and then came the day when we were told the cops got called on her at a bar for almost fighting some lady who was 6y

Reggie Talking bad about her 13 yrs younger bf who ends up being her second husband years later. Anyways when I hear these stories I think good for them, anyway to make their lives better. Lolol 6y

Reviewsbylola I think our grandma‘s would get alone well. 🤣🤣🤣 @Reggie 6y

Reviewsbylola Lolol I‘m not going to lie, kind of wish I‘d kept it. 😂😂😂 @LeahBergen 6y

emilyhaldi I will never forgive you for throwing that vibrator away 6y

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TheBookAddict

Flow: The Cultural Story of Menstruation | Susan Kim, Elissa Stein

Not book related, but helpful for the female population. I was listening to a Freakonomics podcast about Thinx, a company that has created "period panties." These panties are reusable, keep you dry and comfortable during your period. Check them out, with your purchase you also help a girl in Africa receive an Afripad kit. Here's a video. These panties are expensive, but they sound worth it, check it out.
https://youtu.be/W-MQyta6aLc
Shethinx.com

Suelizbeth Fabulous! Menstruation is one of the issues addressed in

Half the Sky

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TheBookAddict @Suelizbeth it's in my TBR, but I haven't gotten to it yet. It's truly something we shouldn't be ashamed of. It's natural and because of it wonderful life is created. 😊 7y

Suelizbeth @TheBookAddict Agreed! 7y

LauraBrook Sounds like it could be great! Off to google.... 7y

TheBookAddict @LauraBrook lol, yeah it does. Here's the site shethinx.com 7y

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amgadbois

Flow: The Cultural Story of Menstruation | Susan Kim, Elissa Stein

My face while reading about douching. Take care of your lady-part microbiome.

Reviewsbylola This books rocks! And the douching part had me all like 😱😱😱 7y

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HappiGoLovely

Flow: The Cultural Story of Menstruation | Susan Kim, Elissa Stein

Just picked this and few others up today at A library book sale rack. #DetroitPublicLibrary #RedfordBranch
"It was't until the frighteningly recent 1950s that the diagnosis of hysteria, at least as it related to unexplainable female behavior, was finally, laid to rest, after one of the longest runs by any faux medical condition in history."

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catieohjoy

Flow: The Cultural Story of Menstruation | Susan Kim, Elissa Stein

Susan Kim and Elissa Stein's cultural history of menstruation in the US—cultural messaging, advertisements, educational materials—is definitely among my favorite collaboratively-written books. By turns hilarious and horrifying, this is fun to flip through for a look at the ads, but it also serves as a great explanation as to why there is STILL so much bad advice, misinformation, and pseudoscience about periods. #augustofpages #augustphotochallenge

catieohjoy #authorcollab 8y

Reviewsbylola I loved this. Such a fun and educating read. 8y

Blair_Reads These ads are great to see! Thanks for sharing! Added to my pile 8y

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BookBabe This is interesting...I recently was wondering if there is such a history to read. When I was ten, I read Judy Blume's "Just As Long As We're Together," and it mentioned a "sanitary belt" which confused and horrified me! ? Every now and then I think of that, and I'm curious about the historical evolution. So, thanks for sharing this! 8y

GinaAnderson Timely, too, given the recent comments by the Chinese Olympic swimmer. 8y

rabbitprincess Thanks for posting about this book! I've requested it from my library 😃 8y

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