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Jennifer Weiss-Wolf
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The first book to explore menstruation in the current cultural and political landscape, feminist icon Gloria Steinem said Periods Gone Public, "maybe the beginning of liberation for us all."
From eliminating the tampon tax, to enacting new laws ensuring access to affordable, safe products, menstruation is no longer something to whisper about. Jennifer Weiss-Wolf shares her firsthand account in the fight for "period equity" and introduces readers to the leaders, pioneers, and everyday people who are making change happen.
Weiss-Wolf―the woman Bustle dubbed one of the nation's "badass menstrual activists"―explores why periods have become a prominent political cause. From societal attitudes of periods throughout history―in the United States and around the world―to grassroots activism and product innovation, Weiss-Wolf challenges readers to face stigma head-on and elevate an agenda that recognizes both the power―and the absolute normalcy―of menstruation.
“At its core, a menstrual movement, and Periods Gone Public, is about challenging all of us to face stigma head-on. And about advancing an agenda that recognizes the power, pride, and absolute normalcy of periods. Indeed, President Trump, we do have blood coming out of our wherever. Every month. It is not a secret.”
After centuries of being shrouded in taboo and superstition, periods have gone mainstream. Seemingly overnight, a new, high-profile movement has emerged―one dedicated to bold activism, creative product innovation, and smart policy advocacy―to address the centrality of menstruation in relation to core issues of gender equality and equity.
From eliminating the tampon tax, to enacting new laws ensuring access to affordable, safe products, menstruation is no longer something to whisper about. Jennifer Weiss-Wolf shares her firsthand account in the fight for "period equity" and introduces readers to the leaders, pioneers, and everyday people who are making change happen.
Weiss-Wolf―the woman Bustle dubbed one of the nation's "badass menstrual activists"―explores why periods have become a prominent political cause. From societal attitudes of periods throughout history―in the United States and around the world―to grassroots activism and product innovation, Weiss-Wolf challenges readers to face stigma head-on and elevate an agenda that recognizes both the power―and the absolute normalcy―of menstruation.
“At its core, a menstrual movement, and Periods Gone Public, is about challenging all of us to face stigma head-on. And about advancing an agenda that recognizes the power, pride, and absolute normalcy of periods. Indeed, President Trump, we do have blood coming out of our wherever. Every month. It is not a secret.”
After centuries of being shrouded in taboo and superstition, periods have gone mainstream. Seemingly overnight, a new, high-profile movement has emerged―one dedicated to bold activism, creative product innovation, and smart policy advocacy―to address the centrality of menstruation in relation to core issues of gender equality and equity.
- Print length336 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- Publication date23 May 2019
- ISBN-10194892420X
- ISBN-13978-1948924207
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Praise for Jennifer Weiss-Wolf's Periods Gone Public:
"Weiss-Wolf’s thorough research and detailed history, coupled with her practical suggestions for advocating for menstrual equity, makes this book an invaluable resource to any feminist activist."―Publishers Weekly, starred review
"Periods Gone Public by Jennifer Weiss-Wolf may be the beginning of liberation for us all." ― Gloria Steinem
"A riveting read ... a rich picture of the current menstrual landscape and a promising call to smart activism.” ― Washington Post
"If Jennifer Weiss-Wolf were a superhero, her alter ego would probably be Period Warrior: a brave champion for all who menstruate, who never leaves home without extra tampons for anyone in need, and whose secret power is the ability to push forward a legislative agenda that ensures menstrual equity and justice for all."―Refinery 29
"A thoroughly researched call to action . . . accessible, nuanced and groundbreaking. . . Relevant for all readers interested in how current government policies impact society and for those wishing to know more about global approaches to innovation.” ― Library Journal, starred review.
"Jennifer Weiss-Wolf's Periods Gone Public gives powerful voice to one of the most ignored human rights issues around the globe. It's required reading for every one of us." ― Abigail Jones, Newsweek
"Jennifer Weiss-Wolf's passion and vision for menstrual equity continues in Periods Gone Public. While both inspiring and educating, she continues to keep menstruation on front pages and at the forefront of conversations across the globe." ― Elissa Stein, author of Flow: The Cultural Story of Menstruation
"One of the most important pieces of literature on women’s rights and health policy in decades. A game changing blueprint for action." ―NYC Council Member Julissa Ferreras-Copeland
Praise for Jennifer Weiss-Wolf's Periods Gone Public:
"Weiss-Wolf’s thorough research and detailed history, coupled with her practical suggestions for advocating for menstrual equity, makes this book an invaluable resource to any feminist activist."Publishers Weekly, starred review
"Periods Gone Public by Jennifer Weiss-Wolf may be the beginning of liberation for us all." Gloria Steinem
"A riveting read ... a rich picture of the current menstrual landscape and a promising call to smart activism.” Washington Post
"If Jennifer Weiss-Wolf were a superhero, her alter ego would probably be Period Warrior: a brave champion for all who menstruate, who never leaves home without extra tampons for anyone in need, and whose secret power is the ability to push forward a legislative agenda that ensures menstrual equity and justice for all."Refinery 29
"A thoroughly researched call to action . . . accessible, nuanced and groundbreaking. . . Relevant for all readers interested in how current government policies impact society and for those wishing to know more about global approaches to innovation.” Library Journal, starred review.
"Jennifer Weiss-Wolf's Periods Gone Public gives powerful voice to one of the most ignored human rights issues around the globe. It's required reading for every one of us." Abigail Jones, Newsweek
"Jennifer Weiss-Wolf's passion and vision for menstrual equity continues in Periods Gone Public. While both inspiring and educating, she continues to keep menstruation on front pages and at the forefront of conversations across the globe." Elissa Stein, author of Flow: The Cultural Story of Menstruation
"One of the most important pieces of literature on women’s rights and health policy in decades. A game changing blueprint for action." NYC Council Member Julissa Ferreras-Copeland
"Weiss-Wolf’s thorough research and detailed history, coupled with her practical suggestions for advocating for menstrual equity, makes this book an invaluable resource to any feminist activist."―Publishers Weekly, starred review
"Periods Gone Public by Jennifer Weiss-Wolf may be the beginning of liberation for us all." ― Gloria Steinem
"A riveting read ... a rich picture of the current menstrual landscape and a promising call to smart activism.” ― Washington Post
"If Jennifer Weiss-Wolf were a superhero, her alter ego would probably be Period Warrior: a brave champion for all who menstruate, who never leaves home without extra tampons for anyone in need, and whose secret power is the ability to push forward a legislative agenda that ensures menstrual equity and justice for all."―Refinery 29
"A thoroughly researched call to action . . . accessible, nuanced and groundbreaking. . . Relevant for all readers interested in how current government policies impact society and for those wishing to know more about global approaches to innovation.” ― Library Journal, starred review.
"Jennifer Weiss-Wolf's Periods Gone Public gives powerful voice to one of the most ignored human rights issues around the globe. It's required reading for every one of us." ― Abigail Jones, Newsweek
"Jennifer Weiss-Wolf's passion and vision for menstrual equity continues in Periods Gone Public. While both inspiring and educating, she continues to keep menstruation on front pages and at the forefront of conversations across the globe." ― Elissa Stein, author of Flow: The Cultural Story of Menstruation
"One of the most important pieces of literature on women’s rights and health policy in decades. A game changing blueprint for action." ―NYC Council Member Julissa Ferreras-Copeland
Praise for Jennifer Weiss-Wolf's Periods Gone Public:
"Weiss-Wolf’s thorough research and detailed history, coupled with her practical suggestions for advocating for menstrual equity, makes this book an invaluable resource to any feminist activist."Publishers Weekly, starred review
"Periods Gone Public by Jennifer Weiss-Wolf may be the beginning of liberation for us all." Gloria Steinem
"A riveting read ... a rich picture of the current menstrual landscape and a promising call to smart activism.” Washington Post
"If Jennifer Weiss-Wolf were a superhero, her alter ego would probably be Period Warrior: a brave champion for all who menstruate, who never leaves home without extra tampons for anyone in need, and whose secret power is the ability to push forward a legislative agenda that ensures menstrual equity and justice for all."Refinery 29
"A thoroughly researched call to action . . . accessible, nuanced and groundbreaking. . . Relevant for all readers interested in how current government policies impact society and for those wishing to know more about global approaches to innovation.” Library Journal, starred review.
"Jennifer Weiss-Wolf's Periods Gone Public gives powerful voice to one of the most ignored human rights issues around the globe. It's required reading for every one of us." Abigail Jones, Newsweek
"Jennifer Weiss-Wolf's passion and vision for menstrual equity continues in Periods Gone Public. While both inspiring and educating, she continues to keep menstruation on front pages and at the forefront of conversations across the globe." Elissa Stein, author of Flow: The Cultural Story of Menstruation
"One of the most important pieces of literature on women’s rights and health policy in decades. A game changing blueprint for action." NYC Council Member Julissa Ferreras-Copeland
About the Author
Jennifer Weiss-Wolf is a leading advocate and voice for equitable menstrual policy in America. Her petition to end the tampon tax, launched in partnership with Cosmopolitan, catalyzed a national movement. Newsweek deemed her the "architect of the U.S. policy campaign to squash the tampon tax." Weiss-Wolf’s writing and work has appeared in the New York Times, Washington Post, TIME, Newsweek, Cosmopolitan, Glamour, The Nation, Bloomberg, and Ms. magazine, among others. She is on the Advisory Board of ZanaAfrica Foundation, which provides essential menstrual health education and products to girls in Kenya. She lives in Maplewood, New Jersey.
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- Language : English
- Paperback : 336 pages
- ISBN-10 : 194892420X
- ISBN-13 : 978-1948924207
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DG
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An educational and entertaining read
Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on 24 September 2017Verified Purchase
An educational and entertaining read, this book provides an essential overview of the evolution and scope of the period movement. As an observer and instigator of this red wave, I'm thrilled that such an intelligent and compassionate person from within the ranks took on the task of researching, organizing, and writing this work. It needed to be done and now it has been done so well!
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Perriee Williamson
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Excellent book!
Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on 25 October 2017Verified Purchase
Great read.
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Five Stars
Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on 3 March 2018Verified Purchase
We need more book like this.

Delaney
4.0 out of 5 stars
Interesting read, great discussion book, just not for me
Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on 21 August 2017
I am on the fence. I really wanted more. I am a woman, I have a great respect for women who paved paths, some do it loudly, some are more subtle and both ways can be effective. I have also been a strong supporter of women's rights who are incarcerated. The prison system's attempts at gender neutrality don't work. There is no neutrality, men and women are built different, have different psychological needs, and need different resources. When men leave the system they can get a job in a trade when women leave the system their options are drug mule or prostitute. But I digress.
I think the book is well written, well researched. I enjoyed the invention of tampon information. I thought the school curriculum ideas were interesting. I think as a mother it is my duty to make sure my son's are not freaked out by menstrution, I also think it is my duty to remind them that women are allowed to have bad days just like men do and it may have absolutely nothing to do with their cycle.
I am a independent voter, mostly liberal leanings, but I think it is counterproductive to look at women who have contrary opinions as the enemy. I felt the lesson learned by Betty Friedan was that we should have the right to make the best decisions for ourselves and how we live it. Regardless of gender or position. Right leaning women are not the enemy. The conservatives are not the enemy. A mysogonic society is the problem and reproduction and menstrution should not nor ever have been an issue for politicians. I do not view people who disagree with me in a bad light, perhaps that was my objection to the book.
I also think I was expecting more history of how we got to where we are today, what went wrong? I do agree there is a huge gap in men's and women's issues, but I disagree that gender neutrality is the way to go. There is a gender difference, and that's okay, what is not okay is being excluded or demeaned because of a gender difference.
It is a good read, it is a good book to discuss with others, I feel it was interesting, but for people who don't mind an aggressive approach to the issue, this might be right up your alley. For me, not so much, I like facts stated, not shoved at me.
I think the book is well written, well researched. I enjoyed the invention of tampon information. I thought the school curriculum ideas were interesting. I think as a mother it is my duty to make sure my son's are not freaked out by menstrution, I also think it is my duty to remind them that women are allowed to have bad days just like men do and it may have absolutely nothing to do with their cycle.
I am a independent voter, mostly liberal leanings, but I think it is counterproductive to look at women who have contrary opinions as the enemy. I felt the lesson learned by Betty Friedan was that we should have the right to make the best decisions for ourselves and how we live it. Regardless of gender or position. Right leaning women are not the enemy. The conservatives are not the enemy. A mysogonic society is the problem and reproduction and menstrution should not nor ever have been an issue for politicians. I do not view people who disagree with me in a bad light, perhaps that was my objection to the book.
I also think I was expecting more history of how we got to where we are today, what went wrong? I do agree there is a huge gap in men's and women's issues, but I disagree that gender neutrality is the way to go. There is a gender difference, and that's okay, what is not okay is being excluded or demeaned because of a gender difference.
It is a good read, it is a good book to discuss with others, I feel it was interesting, but for people who don't mind an aggressive approach to the issue, this might be right up your alley. For me, not so much, I like facts stated, not shoved at me.
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TammyJo Eckhart
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Tackling Reality with Realism and Idealism
Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on 20 October 2017
Jennifer Weiss-Wolf's book is going to be controversial. When I got my period in 1978 at the age of 9, no one made a negative comment at least not where I could hear them. But when hormonal hell broke loose at the age of 15, help was harm to come by that didn't involve lots of poking and lots of medication. Becoming a woman suddenly became horrible after 6 years of it being cool. I was lucky not to live in poverty or in a community where simply having a period made one a social outcast for at least a few days every month.
One aspect of this book I liked best were Weiss-Wolf's chapters laying out of problems worldwide but also in the USA. Depending on your culture, these chapters may make you sad or angry. It was important to see the range of treatment and note the similarities between cultures. I do wish the chapter on historical beliefs and process had been longer but I can say as a historian that menstruation is not a common topic in surviving documents.
I also felt empowered by Weiss-Wolf's laying out various approaches to addressing hygiene and social expectations in the recent past. This gives us models that might help us address concerns in our own families, towns, states, and countries as well as resources to consult. I was pleased to see that while women are traditionally tasked with the work of living with a period that transgendered people were included and that men have stepped up to help their wives and daughters or simply their sister human beings.
Whatever progress has been made since 2015, Weiss-Wolf does not spend enough time on the outcomes of the 2016 Presidential election and the potential harm to menstruating people from the hyper conservative pro-wealth regime. Perhaps she wants to be more upbeat. Her final suggestions for being active for menstrual equity could apply to many other issues but I just keep wanting her to address the psychological, economic, and governmental threat many people feel today.
One aspect of this book I liked best were Weiss-Wolf's chapters laying out of problems worldwide but also in the USA. Depending on your culture, these chapters may make you sad or angry. It was important to see the range of treatment and note the similarities between cultures. I do wish the chapter on historical beliefs and process had been longer but I can say as a historian that menstruation is not a common topic in surviving documents.
I also felt empowered by Weiss-Wolf's laying out various approaches to addressing hygiene and social expectations in the recent past. This gives us models that might help us address concerns in our own families, towns, states, and countries as well as resources to consult. I was pleased to see that while women are traditionally tasked with the work of living with a period that transgendered people were included and that men have stepped up to help their wives and daughters or simply their sister human beings.
Whatever progress has been made since 2015, Weiss-Wolf does not spend enough time on the outcomes of the 2016 Presidential election and the potential harm to menstruating people from the hyper conservative pro-wealth regime. Perhaps she wants to be more upbeat. Her final suggestions for being active for menstrual equity could apply to many other issues but I just keep wanting her to address the psychological, economic, and governmental threat many people feel today.
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