Under Wraps A History of Menstrual Hygiene

Univ. of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. Looks at social history of menstrual hygiene by examining it as a technology. Discusses how women as technological users, developed great savvy in manipulating belts, pins, pads, and tampons to mask their menstrual period. For medical historians.

Sharra L. Vostral is assistant professor of gender and women's studies at the University of Illinois.

Acknowledgments	p. viii
Menstrual Hygiene: A Techno-Social History	p. 1
Technology and Passing	p. 9
Scientific Menstruation and Making Menstruation Political	p. 21
"The Kotex Age": Consumerism, Technology, and Menstruation	p. 59
Private Technologies and Public Policies	p. 89
Virgin Bodies, Menstrual Hygiene Technologies, and Sex Education	p. 115
Civil Rights, Women's Rights, and Technological Options	p. 141
Unveiling Menstrual Passing	p. 169
Index	p. 175
About the Author	p. 181
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Under Wraps A History of Menstrual Hygiene Technology

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