Her blood is gold
Subtitle: celebrating the power of menstruation
By: Lara Owen.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: HarperSan Francisco
Published: 1993
Place of publication: [San Francisco, Calif.]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 187
Subjects: Menstruation -- Social aspects.; Menstruation -- Mythology.
Description: x, 187 pages ; 24 cm
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 183-187).
Table of contents: title: Acknowledgments
pagenum: ix; title: Introduction
pagenum: 1; label: Part One
title: Beliefs and Attitudes
pagenum: 7; label: 1
title: A Brief History of Bleeding
pagenum: 9; label: 2
title: Moon, Blood, Earth, and Snake
pagenum: 25; label: 3
title: Her Blood Is Gold
pagenum: 43; label: Part Two
title: Reclaiming the Cycle
pagenum: 51; label: 4
title: The Wounded Woman
pagenum: 53; label: 5
title: Working with Menstrual Symptoms
pagenum: 69; label: 6
title: The Sabbath of Women
pagenum: 85; label: Part Three
title: Waking Up to the Power: The Stories of Three Women
pagenum: 103; label: 7
title: The Scientist: Wendy Alter
pagenum: 105; label: 8
title: The Educator: Tamara Slayton
pagenum: 117; label: 9
title: The Priestess: Hallie Iglehart Austen
pagenum: 125; label: Part Four
title: Rituals and Recommendations
pagenum: 133; label: 10
title: Rituals of the Moon-Time
pagenum: 135; label: 11
title: Bleeding with the World
pagenum: 155; title: Notes
pagenum: 171; label: Appendix 1
title: Questions to Encourage Menstrual Awareness
pagenum: 177; label: Appendix 2
title: Menstrual Blood and HIV
pagenum: 179; title: Resources
pagenum: 181; title: Selected Bibliography
pagenum: 183