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Of Mice and (Wo)Men: Tampons, Menstruation, and Testing

Published:2020 Issue: Volume: Page:673-686
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Container-title:The Palgrave Handbook of Critical Menstruation Studies
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Vostral Sharra L.

Abstract

Abstract Vostral provides much-needed insight into the link between women’s bodily experiences with tampons and twentieth-century developments in material science, corporate research, and gynecological observations about menstrual cycles. She examines how design modifications to tampons, changes in material composition, and the cultivation of women test subjects exposed scientific assumptions, ideas about safety, and attitudes concerning gendered and menstruating bodies. Focusing on the practical work of tampon testing, Vostral examines the impact of broad cultural conditions: prevailing ideas about women’s bodies, gender differences, and the role of science and medicine in optimizing well-being. Finally, she shows how patterns of social power and privilege configured this research, with evidence taking different forms over time.

Funder

Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council

Publisher

Springer Singapore

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http://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/978-981-15-0614-7_50

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