gyn/ecology*
in journal
![[cover from no more fun & games journal]](../images/1780.jpg "[cover from no more fun & games journal]")
“we had all experienced similar feelings of frustration and anger toward specific doctors and the medical maze in general. initially, we wanted to do something about those doctors who were condescending, paternalistic, judgmental, and non-informative. as we talked and shared our experiences with one another, we realized just how much we had to learn about our bodies…
from the very beginning… we have felt exhilarated and energized by our new knowledge. finding out about our bodies and our bodies’ needs, starting to take control over that area of our lives-this released for us an energy that has overflowed into our work, our friendships, our relationships with men and women, our marriages, and our parenthood. in trying to figure out why this has had such a life-changing effect on us, we have come up with several important ways in which this kind of body education has been liberating for us, and may be a starting point for the liberation of many other women.”
-from the 1973 preface of our bodies, ourselves
(*word from mary daly; image from no more fun and games journal)
some history
- » cwluherstory.com: reprints of great pamphlets, articles from 1960s & 70s, including ‘the politics of sterilization’, <a *href=”http://www.cwluherstory.com/CWLUArchive/womanpatient.html”>‘women as patients’</a>, ‘the fear of childbirth is a PAIN’, & a whole section on ‘jane’, the underground chicago abortion service before roe v. wade
a few books
- » a cooperative method of natural birth control by margaret nofziger
- » women’s bodies, women’s wisdom by christiane northrup
- » woman’s experience of sex by sheila kitzinger
- » witches, midwives, & nurses: a history of women healers by barbara ehrenreich & deirdre english
- » hygieia, a woman’s herbal by jeannine parvati
- » the female malady: women, madness & english culture, 1830-1980 by elaine showalter
- » the wise wound by shuttle & redgrove
- » of woman born by adrienne rich
- » women & madness by phyllis chesler
lots of links
in my family, when you have your period, you have la macana, spanish for an inconvenience, bother, annoyance. i don’t remember anyone telling me anything about getting your period and when i first got mine, i didn’t tell anyone.
general knowledge
sex education
shameful history – the “father” of gynecology, wtf.
- » j marion sims: one among many monumental mistakes
- » j. marion sims, the father of gynecology: hero or villain?
menstruation
- » luna pads
- » the keeper
- » books & zines about your periods and general women’s health
- » moon cups and keepers
- » menstruation.com.au
- » what really happens in those 28 days?
- » spot site:tampon health website
infections & STDs
reproduction & fertility awareness
- » ways to chart your fertility pattern, including a pdf chart to get started
- » fertility uk
- » free personalized fertility tracking on-line
- » sister zeus
- » fertility awareness, including pdf fertility charts
- » fertility awareness ny
abortion & pro-choice issues
» save roe</li>
- » find an abortion clinic near you
- » emergency contraception hotline (or you can call 1-888-not2late)
- » planned parenthood
- » naral
