Menstrual Bodies and Gender

Eugenia Tarzibachi is a licensed psychologist with a PhD in social sciences from the University of Buenos Aires (Argentina), and a Master’s in clinical psychology from the University of San Francisco (United States). Author of the book Women's Thing. Menstruation, Gender and Power (in Spanish, 2017) awarded with the Ángeles Durán Prize of the Autonomous University of Madrid (Spain) for the innovation and advancement of feminist theory. She is a member of the Board of Directors of the Society for Menstrual Cycle Research and is an Associate Marriage and Family Therapist in California where she is currently living.

1. Putting Your Body into It.- 2. Menstruating, Doing Gender.- 3. Advertising “Feminine Protectors:” From Hygiene to Women’s Liberation.- 4. “Becoming a Young Lady:” The First Period as a Mark of Gender.- 5. The First Person: From “Rags” to Pads and Tampons.- 6. Conclusion: Overdue Policies on the Menstrual Cycle and Final Remarks.