Women's Studies 2161A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Joe Namath, Micromanagement, Pubic Hair
19 Dec 2017
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Lecture 6- shaming, periods, and girls- oh my! July 1, 2015: catch 22: tax is gone but there is still a tariff. In persia menstruating woman thought to be possessed by evil demon. In rome menstruating woman believed to destroy entire crops if she even. In east africa anything touched by menstruating woman considered. To eat, she had to sit in a corner and burn her dishes afterward walked by them. The idea that menstruation is (cid:498)the curse(cid:499) dates back to biblical times, wherein eve was inflicted with bleeding because of her sin. Supports the idea that women are inherently guilty of something just for being a woman. A culture so uncomfortable : people are uncomfortable with the idea of periods because we have an evolutionary disgust of blood and other bodily fluids. Touch: the science behind revulsion) women be a woman) something come out of it)
