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Emma Barnett

Period

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‘Terrific. Unique. Never read anything like it — polemical, personal, pithy and funny.’ Richard Madeley
‘It doesn't surprise me that Emma has grappled with the “woman's” topic that both sexes have ignored for millennia and made it so completely un-grim, informative, and entertaining.’ Rachel Johnson
‘Brave and fearless, Emma unpacks, demystifies and fights back against the taboo to give us an open, honest and achingly funny celebration of menstruation.’ Amika George
At a time when women around the world are raising their voices in the fight for equality, there is still one taboo where there remains a deafening silence: periods.
Period. will be an agenda-setting manifesto to remove the stigma and myths continuing to surround the female body.
Bold, unapologetic and a crusade to ignite conversation, this is a book for every woman — and man — everywhere.
It’s about bloody time. Period.
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278 printed pages
Original publication
2019
Publication year
2019
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  • linahas quoted4 years ago
    Bloody Good Period, set up by fellow Mancunian and all round good egg Gabby Edlin, specifically targets female asylum seekers. Gabby founded the mission after she volunteered at a drop-in centre for asylum seekers and refugees in north London and realised sanitary products were classed as ‘emergency items’ – meaning they weren’t readily available to all women visiting the organisation. Women who have escaped from the terrors of their own country deserve a decent, stress-free and clean period. It’s the least we can do while providing them sanctuary.
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    • linahas quoted4 years ago
      Let’s be clear. None of the women I spoke to about the end of their periods missed the blood – even the most passionate bleeders. For that sentiment, I have to turn to the words of someone described lovingly by her fans as ‘the poet laureate of periods’: Sharon Olds. The American writer and academic, now in her mid-seventies has written extensively about periods and the female experience in most of its forms. In ‘When it Comes’, Sharon sums up an awe and majesty about periods I haven’t seen as exquisitely put anywhere else. If you have the chance, I recommend reading.
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      • linahas quoted4 years ago
        Lara Briden, a New Zealand-based naturopath (a holistic practitioner who uses herbal and natural remedies) couldn’t disagree more. The author of The Period Repair Manual, Lara believes your menstrual cycle is a ‘monthly report card for good health’. For her, a monthly bleed is not the important part of having a period. The period is a side-show; the tax women pay for having a natural cycle. For Lara, it’s all about having a natural ovulation cycle so women can make hormones – namely natural progesterone and oestrogen – which she calls ‘deposits into the bank of long-term health’, bringing benefits for bone density and one’s immune system. She says, ‘For most women with no menstrual conditions or illnesses, periods should be a small event we can manage.’
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