num_pages: 384
description: The feminist author of Another Mother Tongue offers a mythographic study of the interconnections among ancient menstrual rites and the development of agriculture, mathematics, writing, calendars, and other realms of knowledge.
language: English
title: Blood, Bread, and Roses: How Menstruation Created the World
titlecomplete: Blood, Bread, and Roses: How Menstruation Created the World
genres: Cultural, Gender, Goddess, Academic, Nonfiction, Womens, Gender Studies, Feminism, History
ratings_count: 111
awards: awardedAt: 725875200000
name: Lambda Literary Award
category: Lesbian Studies
publisher: Beacon Pr