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oapen-20.500.12657-314412021-11-15T08:23:11Z First Blood Dammery, Sally Sociology menarche menstruation first menstruation cultural attitudes to menstruation menstruation and religion folklore about menstruation historical attitudes to menstruation implications of menstruation beliefs about menstruation Menarche Menstruation bic Book Industry Communication::H Humanities::HB History::HBT History: specific events & topics What woman forgets discovering her first period? First Blood examines the ways in which women from various countries – India, Sri Lanka, England, the Philippines, Greece, Italy, Uganda, Indonesia, Fiji, Chile, Ukraine, Korea, Singapore and Hong Kong – recall this moment of menarche and what it meant to them, their families, and their societies. What is the mystique of women’s first blood? Blood is blood – or is it? What is the history of menstruation, and does this history belong to women? Who created the meanings associated with menarche, and why? Are there marked cultural differences? Have meanings changed over time? First Blood answers these questions and investigates beliefs and traditions surrounding menarche, including the concepts of uncleanness, ceremony, secrecy, and lore still existing in many parts of the world. The influence of the sanitary hygiene industry is also explored, as is the role of the pharmaceutical industry in making menstruation optional. 2017-03-01 23:55:55 2020-01-27 14:14:45 2020-04-01T13:35:25Z 2020-04-01T13:35:25Z 2015 book 628132 OCN: 1028765906 9781876924836 http://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/31441 eng Cultural Studies application/pdf n/a 628132.pdf Monash University Publishing 10.26530/oapen_628132 100434 10.26530/oapen_628132 ca6f5f25-1581-4668-a187-8ddef959496d b818ba9d-2dd9-4fd7-a364-7f305aef7ee9 9781876924836 Knowledge Unlatched (KU) Clayton, Victoria, Australia 100434 KU Select 2016 Backlist Collection Knowledge Unlatched open access
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What woman forgets discovering her first period? First Blood examines the ways in which women from various countries – India, Sri Lanka, England, the Philippines, Greece, Italy, Uganda, Indonesia, Fiji, Chile, Ukraine, Korea, Singapore and Hong Kong – recall this moment of menarche and what it meant to them, their families, and their societies. What is the mystique of women’s first blood? Blood is blood – or is it? What is the history of menstruation, and does this history belong to women? Who created the meanings associated with menarche, and why? Are there marked cultural differences? Have meanings changed over time? First Blood answers these questions and investigates beliefs and traditions surrounding menarche, including the concepts of uncleanness, ceremony, secrecy, and lore still existing in many parts of the world. The influence of the sanitary hygiene industry is also explored, as is the role of the pharmaceutical industry in making menstruation optional.
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