Anna Dahlqvist: It’s Only Blood: Shattering the Taboo of Menstruation [2018] paperback Condition:New wry observations on modern life

wry observations on modern life

baby eyes and quizzical tilt of the head

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

Fired by life-changing encounters with their God

Anna Dahlqvist: It’s Only Blood: Shattering the Taboo of Menstruation [2018] paperback Condition:New wry observations on modern lifeAcross 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