Culture and Menstruation - Literature

Literature

Menstruation appears in or is the topic of many works of literature, including:

  • Maria Edgeworth, The Purple Jar (1786)
  • Stephen King, Carrie (1974)
  • Maxine Hong Kingston, The Woman Warrior (1975)
  • Alberto Moravia, Time of Desecration (1980)
  • Anita Diamont, The Red Tent (1997)

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