Jun 4, 2023
Menstruation is something half the world does for a week at a time, for months and years on end, yet it remains largely misunderstood.
Listen in to the Ideas Podcast with Kate Clancy. Menstruation is something half the world does for a week at a time, for months and years on end, yet it remains largely misunderstood.
Scientists once thought of an individual’s period as useless, and some doctors still believe it’s unsafe for a menstruating person to swim in the ocean wearing a tampon. Kate Clancy counters the false theories that have long defined the study of the uterus, exposing the eugenic history of gynecology while providing an intersectional feminist perspective on menstruation science.
