Be Period Positive Bibliography

Online Bibliography: Source materials, studies, and research

All links accessed March–June 2021

6–11

C. Quint, Adventures in Menstruating: Don't Use Shame to Sell, TEDx Talk, [online video], 2012, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kce4VxEgTAM&list=WL&index=8.

C. Quint, Adventures in Menstruating with Chella Quint, [live performances], Edinburgh Fringe Festival, 2016.

EDM 2661, Period Positive Pledge, 2017–19.

C. Quint, J. Totterdell, and A. Wareham, “The Period Positive Pledge Explained and Explored”, https://periodpositive.files.wordpress.com/2021/06/the-pledges-explained-and-explored-version-1.pdf.

14–17

J. Buriticá Alzate, "Embodiment and Its Violence in Kawakami Mieko’s Chichi to ran: Menstruation, Beauty Ideals, and Mothering", Japanese Language and Literature 54, no. 2 (2020), pp.515–549.

E. V. de Walle, Regulating Menstruation: Beliefs, Practices, Interpretations, University of Chicago Press, 2001.

J. Bell, "What was it like to get your period in ancient Greece? A Q&A with historian Helen King", Clue, [web article], 31 October 2018, https://helloclue.com/articles/culture/what-was-it-like-to-get-your-period-in-ancient-greece.

18–19

A. Rye, “Mary Kenner (1912-2006)”, Black Past, [web article], 27 September 2020, https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/mary-kenner-1912-2006/.

Museum of Menstruation & Women’s Health, mum.org.

Keeper, https://keeper.com/.

G. Jenner, "How Did Women Deal With Their Periods? The History of Menstruation", Huffington Post, [web article], 1 January 2016, https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/greg-jenner/history-of-menstruation_b_8899314.html.

20–21

E. A. Kissling, “Bleeding out Loud: Communication about Menstruation”, Feminism & Psychology 6, no. 4 (1996), pp.481–504.

Kotex, “A Great Hygienic Handicap that Your Daughter will be Spared”, 1926, accessed via Duke Digital Collections, Ad. Access, repository.duke.edu/dc/adaccess/BH0103.

Modess, “Women! End Accident-Panic! Ask For The New "Certain-Safe" Modess”, 1935, accessed via Duke Digital Collections, Ad. Access, repository.duke.edu/dc/adaccess/BH0103.

Modess, “She Was Baffled! How about You?” 1950, accessed via Duke Digital Collections, Ad. Access, repository.duke.edu/dc/adaccess/BH0132.

M. Mertens, “Great Moments in Menstrual History”, The Cut, [web article], 14 September 2015, https://www.thecut.com/2015/09/great-moments-in-menstrual-history.html.

E. Tripp, "The Good, the Bad, and the Bloody: Images of Menstruation in Television and in Menstrual Activism", Women's History Theses 52 (2021).

22–23

Walt Disney Productions, prod., and Kimberly-Clark Corporation, The Story of Menstruation, [video], International Cellucotton Products Co. (later name Cellucotton Division of Kimberly-Clark Corp.), 1946.

24–25

"36 superstitions about periods from around the world", Clue, [web article], 5 September 2017, https://helloclue.com/articles/culture/36-superstitions-about-periods-from-around-world.

32–33

B. Brown, The Power of Vulnerability: Teachings on Authenticity, Connection and Courage, Sounds True, 2012.

M. C. McHugh, "Menstrual Shame: Exploring the Role of ‘Menstrual Moaning’", in C, Bobel et al., (eds), The Palgrave Handbook of Critical Menstruation Studies, Palgrave Macmillan, 2020, pp.409-422.

I. Johnston-Robledo and J. C. Chrisler, "The menstrual mark: Menstruation as social stigma", Sex Roles 68, no. 1 (2013), pp.9–18.

34–36

C. Quint, “What's in a name? How changing our language means the beginning of the end for period taboos”, Bloody Good Period, [web article], 18 May 2020, https://www.bloodygoodperiod.com/post/what-s-in-a-name-how-changing-our-language-means-the-beginning-of-the-end-for-period-taboos.

C. Quint, J. Totterdell, and A. Wareham, “The Period Positive Pledge Explained and Explored”, https://periodpositive.files.wordpress.com/2021/06/the-pledges-explained-and-explored-version-1.pdf.

C. Bobel, New Blood: Third-Wave Feminism and the Politics of Menstruation, Rutgers University Press, 2010.

37–39

J. Hartman Adame, “I Designed a Menstrual Cup That's Easier for Disabled People to Use”, Teen Vogue, [web article], 30 December 2017, https://www.teenvogue.com/story/menstrual-cups-for-disabled-people.

The Geeky Gimp, https://geekygimp.com/.

40–43

Period Positive Schools Charter, Learn Sheffield & Period Positive, 2017, https://learnsheffield.co.uk/Commissions/Commissions-Archive.

C. Quint, “Period Positive Schools” (unpublished master’s thesis), Sheffield Hallam University, 2014.

E. Draeger, “Getting the timing right – when should children learn about periods?”, Sex Education Forum, [web article], 9 January 2019, https://www.sexeducationforum.org.uk/news/blog/getting-timing-right-when-should-children-learn-about-periods.

46–47

“Blood Basics”, American Society of Hematology, [web article], https://www.hematology.org/education/patients/blood-basics.

48–49

H. Atalanta and J. Whitford, A Celebration of Vulva Diversity, This is us Books, 2019.

L. A. Jackson, A. M. Hare, K. S. Carrick, D. M. Ramirez, J. J. Hamner and M. M. Corton, “Anatomy, histology, and nerve density of clitoris and associated structures: clinical applications to vulvar surgery”, American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 221, no. 5 (2019), pp.519–e1.

Viva Voce Wimmin, VIVA VOCE – Some Thoughts On Women’s Health + Sexuality, [zine], Belladonna Press, 2003.

The Boston Women’s Health Book Collective, Our Bodies, Ourselves, Simon and Schuster, 1973.

50–55

“Periods: overview”, NHS, [web article], Aug 2019, https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/periods/.

C. Quint, STAINS™, https://stainstm.wordpress.com/.

56–57

C. Quint, “STAINS™”, Dublin Science Gallery, [web article], https://dublin.sciencegallery.com/blood-1/stains.

58–63

AHMPA Via: London Assembly, “Single-use Plastics: Unflushables”, 2018, https://www.london.gov.uk/sites/default/files/plastics_unflushables_-_submited_evidence.pdf.

Absorbent Hygiene Products Manufacturers Association, “Menstruation Facts and Figures”, AHPMA, [web article], 2007, https://www.ahpma.co.uk/menstruation_facts_and_figures/.

M. Cole, P. Lindeque, C. Halsband and T. S. Galloway, "Microplastics as contaminants in the marine environment: a review", Marine Pollution Bulletin 62, no. 12 (2011), pp.2588–2597.

A. Borowski, “Are American women turning to reusable and greener menstrual products due to health and environmental pollution concerns?” (2011), [thesis], Rochester Institute of Technology, https://scholarworks.rit.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1547&context=theses.

M. Chalabi, “How Many Women Don’t Use Tampons?”, FiveThirtyEight, [web article], 1 October 2015, https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/how-many-women-dont-use-tampons/.

UN and Simmons National Consumer Survey via Statista, “U.S. population: Usage of sanitary pads and napkins from 2011 to 2024”, November 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/287048/usage-of-sanitary-pads-and-napkins-in-the-us-trend/.

64–67

Information on how period pants work acquired from: Wuka Period Pants, https://wuka.co.uk/; Good Moon Mood, https://goodmoonmood.com/; Happeriod, https://happeriod.com/.

Cloth Pads: Cloth Menstrual Pad Database, http://clothpads.wikidot.com/.

“How to fold a menstrual cup: 7 folds to try!”, TOTM, [web article], 24 January 2021, https://www.totm.com/how-to-fold-a-menstrual-cup-7-folds/

Menstrual cup image references from: Diva Cup, https://divacup.com/; Lunette, https://uk.lunette.com/; Keela Cup, https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/366403924/keela-cup; Formoonsacup, https://menstrualcup.co/shop/menstrual-cups/formoonsacup-pack/.

Sewing Cloth Menstrual Pads Facebook group, https://www.facebook.com/groups/546225665465390.

A-M. Van Eijk et al., "Menstrual cup use, leakage, acceptability, safety, and availability: a systematic review and meta-analysis", The Lancet Public Health 4, no. 8 (2019), e376-e393.

71–73

A-M. Van Eijk et al., "Menstrual cup use, leakage, acceptability, safety, and availability: a systematic review and meta-analysis", The Lancet Public Health 4, no. 8 (2019), e376-e393.

S. L. Vostral, Toxic shock: A Social History, NYU Press, 2018.

“STIs”, Sexwise, [web article], https://www.sexwise.org.uk/stis.

74–75

“Female genital mutilation”, WHO, [web article], 3 February 2020, https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/female-genital-mutilation.

B. D. Earp and S. Johnsdotter, “Current critiques of the WHO policy on female genital mutilation”, International Journal of Impotence Research 33 (2021), pp.196–209.

C. McWeeney, “Menstruating while disabled”, Clue, [web article], Feb 2018, helloclue.com.

J. Hartman Adame, “I Designed a Menstrual Cup That's Easier for Disabled People to Use”, Teen Vogue, [web article], 30 December 2017, https://www.teenvogue.com/story/menstrual-cups-for-disabled-people.

76–77

“What are pelvic floor exercises?”, NHS, [web article], 14 April 2020, https://www.nhs.uk/common-health-questions/womens-health/what-are-pelvic-floor-exercises/.

“Your pelvic floor”, RCOG, [web article], https://www.rcog.org.uk/en/patients/tears/pelvic-floor/.

78–81

S. Ferguson, "16 Foods to Eat (and Some to Avoid) During Your Period", Healthline, [web article], 16 July 2019, https://www.healthline.com/health/womens-health/what-to-eat-during-period.

G. Bruinvels et al., “Prevalence and frequency of menstrual cycle symptoms are associated with availability to train and compete: a study of 6812 exercising women recruited using the Strava exercise app”, British Journal of Sports Medicine 55, no. 8 (2021), pp.438–443.

“Period pain”, NHS, [web article], 7 August 2019, https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/period-pain/.

86–89

"The Menstrual Cycle", UCSF Health, [web article], https://www.ucsfhealth.org/education/the-menstrual-cycle.

90–91

C. Quint, Chart Your Cycle: A 10 Year Cycle Chart to Help You Go With The Flow, [zine], 2005.

93–95

"The Menstrual Cycle", UCSF Health, [web article], https://www.ucsfhealth.org/education/the-menstrual-cycle.

M. Lam, "Irregular Periods: Understanding Symptoms and Treatment", Dr Lam Coaching, [web article], 2016, https://www.drlamcoaching.com/blog/irregular-periods/.

A. B. Loucks and E. M. Heath, “Dietary restriction reduces luteinizing hormone (LH) pulse frequency during waking hours and increases LH pulse amplitude during sleep in young menstruating women”, Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism 78, no. 4 (1994), pp.910–915.

98–99

"Using Foods Against Menstrual Pain", Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, [web article], https://www.pcrm.org/good-nutrition/nutrition-information/using-foods-against-menstrual-pain.

100–101

E. Bakaitis, Wolfcycle, [comic], Adventures in Menstruating Poetry/Comic Split Special, June 2013.

104–105

S. Oertelt-Prigione, "Immunology and the menstrual cycle", Autoimmunity Reviews 11, no. 6–7 (2012), pp.A486–492.

M. Boutot, "The immune system and the menstrual cycle", Clue, [web article], 6 March 2018, https://helloclue.com/articles/cycle-a-z/the-immune-system-and-the-menstrual-cycle.

106–107

“PCOS (Polycystic Ovary Syndrome) and Diabetes”, CDC, [web article], 24 March 2020, cdc.gov/diabetes/basics/pcos.html.

108–109

“The HPV Vaccine: Access and Use in the U.S.”, KFF, [web article], 9 October 2018, www.kff.org/womens-healthpolicy/fact-sheet/the-hpv-vaccine-access-and-use-in-the-u-s.

Office on Women’s Health, “Pap and HPV tests”, OASH, [web article], www.womenshealth.gov/a-z-topics/pap-hpv-tests.

120–125

“How the Pill Works”, PBS, [web article], https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/pill-how-pill-works/.

“FSRH CEU Statement: Contraceptive Choices and Sexual Health for Transgender and Non-Binary People”, October 2017.

"Missed pills and extra pills", NHS Inform, [web article], 30 April 2020, https://www.nhsinform.scot/healthy-living/contraception/the-pill/missed-pills-and-extra-pills.

130–131

R. E. Weiss, "Reasons for a Hidden and Denied Pregnancy", Verywell Family, [web article], updated 28 May 2020, https://www.verywellfamily.com/hidden-and-denied-pregnancy-2758580.

134–135

“An Overview of Abortion Laws”, Guttmacher Institute, [web article], 1 June 2021, https://www.guttmacher.org/state-policy/explore/overview-abortion-laws.

P. V. Liao, “Half a century of the oral contraceptive pill”, Canadian Family Physician 58, no. 12 (2012), e757–e760.

136–137

J. Millar, “Late period or early miscarriage?”, My Fertility Focus, [web article], August 2019, myfertilityfocus.com.

K. Danielsson, "Miscarriage or Period: How to Tell the Difference", Verywell Family, [web article], 21 January 2020, https://www.verywellfamily.com/what-does-an-early-miscarriage-look-like-2371235.

K. Danielsson, "What Is a Chemical Pregnancy?", Verywell Family, [web article], 30 November 2020, https://www.verywellfamily.com/chemical-pregnancy-a-very-early-miscarriage-2371493#causes-and-risk-factors.

“What is Stillbirth?”, CDC, [web article], 16 November 2020, https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/stillbirth/facts.html.

138–139

M. Santilli, "Your Postpartum Periods Might Be Heavier And More Irregular Than The Ones You Had Pre-Pregnancy", Women's Health, [web article], 20 July 2020, https://www.womenshealthmag.com/health/a33278404/postpartum-period/.

148–149

"Sex hormones and your heart", Harvard Health Publishing, [web article], May 2019, https://www.health.harvard.edu/heart-health/sex-hormones-and-your-heart.

152–153

M. B. Perianes and E. A. Kissling, "Transnational Engagements: Women's Experiences of Menopause", in C, Bobel et al., (eds), The Palgrave Handbook of Critical Menstruation Studies, Palgrave Macmillan, 2020, pp.1019–1028.

L. Wershler and H. Dilloway, “Transitioning: Reflections on Menopause and Reproductive Aging (Part Two)” in Traversing the Ridge: Connecting Menstrual Research and Advocacy, 23rd Biennial Conference of the Society for Menstrual Cycle Research, June 2019.