Northern Blood: Period Politics and Activism in Canada

Menstruation is an everyday reality for many Canadians, yet it has long been a site of inequity and at the margins of political and academic inquiry. This is changing. Over the past two decades the global menstrual equity movement has pursued a spectrum of efforts to resist the mandate of shame, secrecy, and silence and to heighten awareness of menstruation as a social and political issue.

Groundbreaking in its exploration of period politics from a uniquely Canadian perspective, Northern Blo...