Sharra L Vostral
Biographic Data
| ID | 1658182 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sharra L Vostral |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sharra L |
| FAMILY NAME | Vostral |
| SIGNATURE | VOSTRAL S L |
| AFFILIATIONS | Purdue University West Lafayette |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-0569-2678 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Periods and the Menstrualscape
The Period Products (Free Provision) (Scotland) Act 2021 is the first national legislation of its kind and makes provision for menstrual products at no cost to menstruators throughout Scotland. While the act is welcome, and ensconced public conversation about menstruation, it also simultaneously nationalized the practice of physical concealment through use of menstrual products. This article explores the historical debut of manufactured menstrual…
Introduction
In January 2021, Scotland became the first country in the world to make universal access to free period products a legal right, an initiative which attracted extraordinary international attention. This introduction outlines what is indeed new and ground-breaking about this law from the perspective of the history of menstruation, and what merely continues traditional and widespread conceptions, policies and practices surrounding menstruation. On t…
Briefing Paper
This briefing paper discusses how to include historical perspectives to assess the potential success for current and future menstruation legislation. The case of Scotland provides an instructive example of law-making about free period products and period poverty. While commercial products are perceived as a solution, historical research suggests that cultural attitudes, lingering stigma, and regional differences affect opportunities for passing l…
Archive as Laboratory
As STEM students come to populate undergraduate courses in the liberal arts to fulfill university distribution requirements, they outnumber their humanities counterparts. A history professor and archivist working at a university that predominantly produces STEM majors have partnered to teach these students by utilizing the special collections related to engineering, innovation, and discovery in classroom work and assignments. This Critical Partic…
Aroused
Hormones are complex and have flummoxed scientists and physicians for years. During the nineteenth century, researchers hypothesized that some sort of “messengers” were working to send signals through the human body. Aroused traces these hunches, the discovery of various hormones during the twentieth century, the development of techniques to measure them, and their incorporation into medical treatments. Growth hormones, hormone replacement therap…
Whither or Wither Feminisms
516 Forum:WjG/S Studies Notes Bonnie Zimmerman, "Beyond Dualisms: Some Thoughts about the Future of Women's Studies," in Women's Studies for the Future: Foundations, Interrogations, Politics, eds. Elizabeth Lapovsky Kennedy and Agatha Beins (New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press, 2005), 31-39. The association did ultimately change its name and is now Women's and Gender Studies et Recherches Féministes (WGSRF). See Layli [Phillips] Maparyan,…
Under Wraps
Chapter 1 1. Menstrual Hygiene: A Techno-Social History Chapter 2 2. Technology and Passing Chapter 3 3. Scientific Menstruation and Making Menstruation Political Chapter 4 4. The Kotex Age: Consumerism, Technology, and Menstruation Chapter 5 5. Menstruation in the Workplace: Private Technologies and Public Policies Chapter 6 6. Virgin Bodies, Menstrual Hygiene Technologies, and Sex Education Chapter 7 7. Questioning Menstrual Technology: Civil R…
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Under Wraps
Chapter 1 1. Menstrual Hygiene: A Techno-Social History Chapter 2 2. Technology and Passing Chapter 3 3. Scientific Menstruation and Making Menstruation Political Chapter 4 4. The Kotex Age: Consumerism, Technology, and Menstruation Chapter 5 5. Menstruation in the Workplace: Private Technologies and Public Policies Chapter 6 6. Virgin Bodies, Menstrual Hygiene Technologies, and Sex Education Chapter 7 7. Questioning Menstrual Technology: Civil R…
Whither or Wither Feminisms
516 Forum:WjG/S Studies Notes Bonnie Zimmerman, "Beyond Dualisms: Some Thoughts about the Future of Women's Studies," in Women's Studies for the Future: Foundations, Interrogations, Politics, eds. Elizabeth Lapovsky Kennedy and Agatha Beins (New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press, 2005), 31-39. The association did ultimately change its name and is now Women's and Gender Studies et Recherches Féministes (WGSRF). See Layli [Phillips] Maparyan,…
Archive as Laboratory
As STEM students come to populate undergraduate courses in the liberal arts to fulfill university distribution requirements, they outnumber their humanities counterparts. A history professor and archivist working at a university that predominantly produces STEM majors have partnered to teach these students by utilizing the special collections related to engineering, innovation, and discovery in classroom work and assignments. This Critical Partic…
Aroused
Hormones are complex and have flummoxed scientists and physicians for years. During the nineteenth century, researchers hypothesized that some sort of “messengers” were working to send signals through the human body. Aroused traces these hunches, the discovery of various hormones during the twentieth century, the development of techniques to measure them, and their incorporation into medical treatments. Growth hormones, hormone replacement therap…
Periods and the Menstrualscape
The Period Products (Free Provision) (Scotland) Act 2021 is the first national legislation of its kind and makes provision for menstrual products at no cost to menstruators throughout Scotland. While the act is welcome, and ensconced public conversation about menstruation, it also simultaneously nationalized the practice of physical concealment through use of menstrual products. This article explores the historical debut of manufactured menstrual…
Introduction
In January 2021, Scotland became the first country in the world to make universal access to free period products a legal right, an initiative which attracted extraordinary international attention. This introduction outlines what is indeed new and ground-breaking about this law from the perspective of the history of menstruation, and what merely continues traditional and widespread conceptions, policies and practices surrounding menstruation. On t…
Briefing Paper
This briefing paper discusses how to include historical perspectives to assess the potential success for current and future menstruation legislation. The case of Scotland provides an instructive example of law-making about free period products and period poverty. While commercial products are perceived as a solution, historical research suggests that cultural attitudes, lingering stigma, and regional differences affect opportunities for passing l…
Political science (6 works) · Law (5 works) · Medicine (5 works) · History (4 works) · Menstrual Health and Disorders (4 works) · Menstruation (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Legislation (3 works) · Politics (3 works) · Sociology (3 works)