Anna Dahlqvist: It’s Only Blood: Shattering the Taboo of Menstruation [2018] paperback Condition:New What she finds there makes

What she finds there makes her realise how little she knows about her mother

-Why her ma drinks

Following in the footsteps of their ancestors

but will undoubtedly inspire the adventurous to sail where they have never sailed before

Religion for Atheists and The School of Life

Anna Dahlqvist: It’s Only Blood: Shattering the Taboo of Menstruation [2018] paperback Condition:New What she finds there makesAcross the world, 2 billion people experience menstruation, yet menstruation is seen as a mark of shame. We are told not to discuss it in public, that tampons and sanitary pads should be hidden away, the blood rendered invisible. In many parts of the world, poverty, culture and religion collide causing the taboo around menstruation to have grave consequences. Younger people who menstruate are deterred from going to school, adults from work, infections