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Author Kissling, Elizabeth Arveda.

Title Capitalizing on the curse : the business of menstruation / Elizabeth Arveda Kissling.

Publication Info. Boulder, Colo. : Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2006.

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 Moore Stacks  QP263 .K57 2006    Available  ---
Description ix, 155 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 127-143) and index.
Contents 1. Introduction : from rags to riches -- 2. Marketing menstruation -- 3. Blood on-screen -- 4. Pills, profits, PMS, and PMDD -- 5. Manipulating menstruation for fun and profit -- 6. Tampon safety debates and product alternatives -- 7. The menstrual counterculture -- 8. Conclusion : how to break a curse.
Subject Menstruation -- Economic aspects -- United States.
Menstruation.
United States.
Menstruation -- Social aspects -- United States.
Menstruation -- Social aspects.
Sanitary supply industry -- United States -- History.
Sanitary supply industry.
History.
Sanitary napkins -- United States -- History.
Sanitary napkins.
Tampons -- United States -- History.
Tampons.
ISBN 158826310X hardcover alkaline paper
9781588263100 hardcover alkaline paper
Standard No. 9781588263100