03773cam a2200613Ia 4500 ocn797916319 OCoLC 20200709055549.0 m d cr cnu---unuuu 120702t20122012nyu ob 001 0 eng d EBLCP eng pn EBLCP N$T OCLCO OCLCQ YDXCP OCLCQ OCLCO OCLCQ OCLCO OCLCF DEBSZ OCLCO CNSPO OCLCO WAU OCLCO OCLCQ OCLCO 872691540 9780773411579 (electronic book) 0773411577 (electronic book) 9780773426481 (hardcover) 0773426485 (hardcover) (OCoLC)797916319 (OCoLC)872691540 QP263 .H84 2012 WP 550 MED 082000 bisacsh 612.6/62 612.662 MAIN Hufnagel, Glenda Lewin, author. A history of women's menstruation from ancient Greece to the twenty-first century [electronic resource] : psychological, social, medical, religious, and educational issues / Glenda Lewin Hufnagel ; with a foreword by Carolyn Stout Morgan. Lewiston, New York : The Edwin Mellen Press, [2012] ©2012 1 online resource (171 pages) text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index. Chapter 1. The Ancient Construction: The Classical Greek and Roman Period Through the Eighteenth-Century -- Chapter 2. The Modern Construction: Nineteenth-Century Europe and America -- Chapter 3. The Contemporary Construction: Twentieth and Twenty-First Century Europe and America -- Chapter 4. Implications for Education -- Chapter 5. Summary, Recommendations, Future Research. "Hufnagel chronicles the historical inaccuracies in understanding menstruation which have contributed to viewing women as a 'second sex' and perpetuated feelings of shame. Her argument claims that only in the last few decades has science begun to fully understand the issue. Subsequent social and psychological treatment of menstruation in recent years has helped women to have an increased sense of comfort with their bodies. From Ancient Greece where Aristotle claimed that women were closer to animals, to contemporary misunderstandings about menstruation leading to increased acne, which was viewed as a sign of sexual immorality beginning with pubescence, the book tells the tawdry tale of women learning to accept themselves through successive scientific breakthroughs"--Provided by publisher. Print version record. Menstruation Social aspects History. Menstruation Psychological aspects History. Menstruation Religious aspects History. Women Health and hygiene History. Menstruation psychology. Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice. Hygiene education. Prejudice. Social Conditions history. Women's Health history. MEDICAL Reproductive Medicine & Technology. bisacsh Electronic books. Print version: Hufnagel, Glenda Lewin. History of women's menstruation from ancient Greece to the twenty-first century. Lewiston, N.Y. : Edwin Mellen Press, ©2012 9780773426481 (DLC) 2012005924 (OCoLC)776508770 EBSCOhost http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=467269 EBL - Ebook Library EBLB EBL950463 EBSCOhost EBSC 467269 YBP Library Services YANK 8929388 92 N$T 51444 51444