User:Drkirstyross/List of Critical Menstruation Research topics

Critical Menstrual Studies is an interdisciplinary field of research that investigates all aspects of menstruation and the menstrual cycle. It was defined in 2020 by the publication of the academic interdisciplinary book The Palgrave Handbook of Critical Menstruation Studies .

Despite its new classification, Critical Menstrual Studies acknowledges its heritage in academic research from the US-based Society for Menstrual Cycle Research, and several other menstrual research centres that have emerged since the 1960s.

List of Critical Menstrual Studies topics

 * History
 * Timelines:
 * History of menstrual products
 * Natural fibres, moss
 * Knitted products
 * Looped towels and pins, belts
 * Adhesive pads
 * Tampons (applicator and non-applicator)
 * Organic products
 * Sustainable products
 * Cloth pads
 * Menstrual cups
 * Reusable tampon applicator
 * Period underwear
 * Freebleeding
 * Timeline of cultural/medical developments surrounding menstruation
 * Ovulation
 * Hormonal contraceptionThe Pill
 * PMS
 * PMDD
 * TSS
 * Menstrual suppression (ref Coutinho)
 * Menstrual synchrony
 * Timeline of menstrual activism
 * Campaigns to include menstruation in school education during 1900s
 * Second Wave Feminist activism
 * 2010s increase in menstrual activism
 * Environmental impact awareness
 * Menstrual politics and activism
 * Implementation of menstrual provision legislation
 * Scotland
 * Kenya
 * UK
 * Canada
 * Period poverty concept and related [Period Dignity concept](Note, Monica Lennon calls herself a Period Dignity campaigner, not Period poverty)
 * Inclusive Menstruation
 * Gender Identity and Menstruation
 * Queering Menstruation: Trans and Non‐Binary Identity and Body Politics, Sarah E. Frank
 * Queer periods: attitudes toward and experiences with menstruation in the masculine of centre and transgender community, Joan C. Chrisler et.al
 * Campaigns to end menstrual stigma
 * 'Let's call periods, periods' and #TalkPeriods, Scottish government campaign, 2019, Scotland
 * Menstrual art as activism
 * Stockholm subway by Liv Stromquist
 * Menstrual activism campaigns
 * Menstrual Equity
 * Removal of "tampon tax" (Jennifer Weiss-Wolf)
 * Period Equity, menstrual equity legal organization
 * MyAlwaysExperience
 * EndPeriodPoverty
 * Campaigns for safer menstrual products
 * US: Robin Danielson Feminine Hygiene Product Safety Act of 2019
 * Menstrual cups
 * Feminism and Menstruation
 * Menstruation in feminist theory
 * Simone de Beauvoir
 * Germaine Greer
 * Elizabeth Grosz
 * Iris Marian Young
 * Biology
 * Menstrual lifestages
 * Menstrual cycle
 * Menarche
 * Puberty
 * Perimenopause (links straight to menopause)
 * Menopause
 * Medical symptoms associated with menstruation
 * Endometriosis
 * Fibroids
 * Uterine cancer
 * Ovarian cancer
 * Toxic shock syndrome
 * Menstrual pain
 * Menstruation and HIV/AIDS
 * Amenorrhea
 * Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS)
 * Symptoms linked to hormonal contraception; hormonal contraception used to treat menstrual symptoms
 * PMS
 * PMDDLove Everything You Have.jpg
 * Technology and products
 * Menstrual pad/sanitary napkin
 * Always (P&G)
 * Kotex (Kimberly-Clark)
 * Modess
 * Bodyform/Libresse/Nana (Essity)
 * Natracare
 * MAKA Pads
 * Tampons
 * Applicator
 * Tampax
 * Playtex
 * Rely
 * Daye (also makes reusable applicator)
 * Non-applicator/digital
 * o.b.
 * Natracare
 * Lil-lets
 * Menstrual cup
 * Tassette/Tassaway
 * Mooncup
 * Divacup
 * Lunette
 * Sustainable products
 * Menstrual cups
 * Cloth menstrual pads
 * Lunapads
 * Cheeky Wipes
 * Period underwear
 * THINX
 * DearKates
 * Modibody
 * WUKA
 * Sociology
 * Access to menstrual products
 * By country
 * Scotland
 * Kenya
 * Canada
 * By setting
 * Prison
 * School
 * Hospitals
 * Workplaces
 * Higher education
 * Religious settings
 * War zones and refugees
 * Homelessness
 * Menstruation and the Media
 * Menstrual product advertising
 * Common tropes in menstrual advertising
 * Menstruation on Social Media
 * Controversies
 * Influencers
 * Maria Carmen Punzi, Menstrual Health Researcher
 * Nadya Okamato, founder of PERIOD.
 * Rupi Kaur: Freebleeding Photoseries and Related Controversy
 * Kasey Robinson, creator of Proud of My Period Instagram
 * Menstruation in the Workplace
 * Menstrual leave
 * Menstrual flexibility
 * Menstrual and menopausal workplace policies
 * UK government APPG
 * Menstruation and Sport
 * Kiran Gandhi: Freebleeding marathoner
 * People
 * Notable academic researchers (alphabetical order)
 * Mike Armour, Menstrual health research on lived experience and self-management of menstrual pain, endometriosis
 * Bettina Bildhauer Historian: medieval and contemporary attitudes to menstrual blood
 * Chris Bobel Gender Studies
 * Joan Chrisler Sociology
 * Breanne Fahs Gender Studies
 * Julie Hennegan, Menstrual hygiene, sanitation
 * Lara Owen Organization Studies. Author of Her Blood Is Gold.
 * Nancy Reame, Menstrual health
 * Camilla Rostvik, Art historian on the visual culture of menstruation
 * Marni Sommer, Menstrual Health & Gender Justice Working Group Member
 * Margaret L. Stubbs, Psychology of menstruation
 * Philip Tierno, TSS expert
 * Sharra L Vostral Historian of menstrual technology. Author of Under Wraps, Toxic Shock.
 * Activists and politicians
 * Chella Quint, activist and founder of Period Positive
 * Cass Clemmer and the Toni the Tampon project
 * Carol B Maloney, US Congresswoman
 * Monica Lennon, Scottish MSP
 * Scheaffer Okore, Kenyan activist and politician behind #MyAlwaysExperience campaign
 * Grace Meng, US Congresswoman
 * Gloria S teinem, If Men Could Menstruate Essay, 1978
 * Artists and Curators
 * Judy Chicago, menstrual art
 * Bee Hughes, artist
 * Rupi Kau r, artist and poet
 * Liv Stro mquist, artist whose work was featured on Stockholm subway
 * Harry Fi nley, curator of Museum of Menstruation
 * Key works
 * Bobel, Chris: New Blood: Third Wave Feminism and the Politics of Menstruation [needs ref], Palgrave Handbook of Critical Menstrual Studies
 * Delaney, Tooth and Lupton, The Curse
 * Nadya Okamoto: Period Power: A Manifesto for the Menstrual Movement
 * Lara Owen: Her Blood Is Gold: Awakening to the Wisdom of Menstruation (Harper Collins 1993, Archive Publishing 2008)(needs ref)
 * Weiss-Wolf, Jennifer: Periods Gone Public
 * Sharra L. Vostral,: Under Wraps (needs ref); Toxic Shock: A Social History
 * Academic networks and centres of expertise
 * Society for Menstrual Cycle Research
 * UK Menstruation Research Network . Aims to bring together diverse academic researchers in this field to unify knowledge about the many medical, political, economic, psychological and cultural issues related to menstruation . This network was funded by a Wellcome Trust Small Network Grant (March 2019-February 2020).
 * Menstrual Health and Gender Justice, Center for the Study of Social Difference at Columbia University as a part of the Women Creating Change series.
 * Third Sector Organizations
 * Mensen, Sweden
 * Bloody Good Period, UK
 * Period Positive, UK
 * Binti Period
 * Menstruation Matters blog
 * Irise International
 * Menstrual Health Hub
 * PERIOD
 * Days for Girls
 * Hey Girls
 * Zana Africa
 * Archival resources
 * Museum of Menstruation, online
 * Menstrual products at the Science Museum, London
 * Purdue collection of materials relating to Lilian Gilbreth and TSS
 * zine collection at Glasgow Women's Library
 * Research Methodologies
 * Qualitative
 * Ethnography
 * Feminist ethnography
 * Quantitative
 * Measurement Scales
 * Beliefs and Attitudes Towards Menstruation (BATM)
 * Menstrual Practice Needs Scale (MPNS) - (MPNS-36)
 * Miscellaneous
 * Standardization for menstrual product absorbency
 * Menstrual product ingredient lists

Perhaps not include: ?***Sara Baumann, postdoctoral researcher, co-creator collaborative filmmaking methodology ?**Anne Sebert Kuhlmann: Unmet Menstrual Hygiene Needs Among Low-Income Women