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Period. End of Sentence.: A New Chapter in the Struggle for Menstrual Justice by Anita Diamant
brendalovesbooks's review
2.0
There was some good information here, but an entire book about periods is just too much for me. I'm not huge into nonfiction in the first place, and I just don't feel like there's enough information to fill a whole book. It was a little bit all over the place, and seemed to touch briefly on every single social justice issue there is.
morganrondo's review against another edition
5.0
This was powerful, research based, but engaging, and finally talking about periods.
kelseywelsey's review
4.0
Worth reading for this gem alone “…Turns out centuries old stigma doesn’t shed as readily as uterine lining.”
waterwomanwinters's review against another edition
5.0
A great quick read that discusses the historic stigmas around menstruation, continued lack of access to safe menstruation for many woman around the world, and the ongoing work to create access better to period products and normalize (and deshame) everything to do with menstruation.
Reading challenge: a book you can finish in a day.
Reading challenge: a book you can finish in a day.
alyssatuininga's review
informative
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
5.0
Nonfiction, the history of menstruation around the world, and the current fight for normalizing menstruation. This book also looks at current ways that people are trying to provide menstrual products for girls and women in need. Interesting and very readable, I found this very engaging but really wanted more science and more in-depth stories.
jennymacusa's review
3.0
This was an interesting and informative book. Menstruation is not a subject I have really given a lot of thought to but I was shocked to realize that I too had been affected by society’s pressure upon women to keep their period hidden and soldier on. Even the language used to locate tampons in the shop, filed nearly away in the “feminine hygiene” aisle, was something that I hadn’t given thought to but, now that I come to think about it, yes, they can and should give that a new name! And period parties…. Now there’s something new! I loved the ideas behind the book and I am glad that I took the time to read it.