Ok, so why are we talking about the history of periods? Well, because we don’t. Which when you think about it is kind of wild. After all, periods have been a thing since erm…people. So with that in mind lets delve into the messy and myraid history of periods.
Check out the video here
Bibliography
Now there is way to much infomation to fit into a ten minute video (trust me I tried!) but luckily there is an amazing sqaud of academics doing research into the history of periods and thier work is definatley a must read. I’ve popped some of my favourites below (plus the works cited in the video):
The Victorian Period: Menstrual Madness in the NineteenthCentury, Kate Lister
The Modern Period: Menstruation in Twentieth-Century America Hardcover, Lara Freidenfelds
The Doctors’ Dilemma: Sin, Salvation, and the Menstruai Cycle in Medieval Thought, Charles Wood
Impure Blood: The Menstrual Taboo in the Christian Church During the Thirteenth Century, Madeline F. Ott:
Attides towards menstruation and menstrual blood in Elizabethan England, Bethan Hinderson
The salacious middle ages, Katherine Harvey:
Handbook of Medieval Sexuality, Vern L. Bullough, James Brundage
Victorian Women and Menstruation, Elaine Showalter and English Showalter:
F Yeah History 