Under Wraps - A History of Menstrual Hygiene Technology

Informationen zum Autor Sharra L. Vostral is associate professor of gender and women's studies and history at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. Klappentext This book examines the social and technological history of sanitary napkins and tampons through the lens of passing, and the effects of technology upon women's experiences of menstruation. These ubiquitous yet invisible technologies provide women with the means to hide their periods, but the history of embedded politics in menstrual technologies reveals that they can be used both as artifacts of control and empowering tools of change. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1 1. Menstrual Hygiene: A Techno-Social History Chapter 2 2. Technology and Passing Chapter 3 3. Scientific Menstruation and Making Menstruation Political Chapter 4 4. "The Kotex Age": Consumerism, Technology, and Menstruation Chapter 5 5. Menstruation in the Workplace: Private Technologies and Public Policies Chapter 6 6. Virgin Bodies, Menstrual Hygiene Technologies, and Sex Education Chapter 7 7. Questioning Menstrual Technology: Civil Rights, Design, and Culture Chapter 8 8. Unveiling Menstrual Passing

Product details

• Authors: Sharra Vostral, Sharra L Vostral, Sharra L. Vostral, Sharra Louise Vostral
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.12.2010
• EAN: 9780739113868
• ISBN: 978-0-7391-1386-8
• No. of pages: 202
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Non-clinical medicine; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies, SCIENCE / Philosophy & Social Aspects, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Social Aspects, Gender studies: women, Impact of science & technology on society, Impact of science and technology on society, Gender studies: women and girls, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Technology Studies, Gender and Women's History