It’s Only Blood
Shattering the Taboo of Menstruation
Distributed for Zed Books
Translated by Alice Olsson
160 pages
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5 x 7 3/4
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© 2018
Review Quotes
Ms.
“Simple, stark, and stunning all at once.”
Foreword Reviews
“It’s Only Blood is intimate, provocative, and often funny, shattering the stigma of menstruation for people all around
the world.”
the world.”
Refinery29
“Journalist Anna Dahlqvist ambitiously sets out to explore menstruation on a global level, particularly where shame intersects with poverty.”
Iowa Gazette
"A marvelous blend of individual women’s experiences, activism, and academic research. . . . A remarkable educational text for all genders, It’s Only Blood is eye-opening read."
Kiran Gandhi, musician, activist, and free-bleeding runner at the 2015 London Marathon
“A necessary contribution to the conversation on gender liberation. Dahlqvist masterfully moves between storytelling and frameworking how stigma holds menstruators back globally, while offering tangible solutions to many of these problems. A must read.”
Chella Quint, founder of #periodpositive
“An eye-opening and necessary book that will challenge your assumptions. Thought provoking, relevant, and sensitively written. If you want to know more and do more to end menstrual taboos, read it.”
Karen Houppert, author of The Curse: Confronting the Last Unmentionable Taboo
“A wide-ranging exploration of the enduring taboos surrounding menstruation, taking the author around the globe. What she uncovers in this provocative and insightful book will make us forever rethink our ‘first world problems’ by putting periods in a global context.”
Mandu Reid, founder of The Cup Effect
“Essential reading for anyone who wants to understand and take action against the global consequences of menstrual shame, stigma, and taboo. An insightful and inspiring read that will challenge you to think and behave differently.”
Gabby Edlin, founder of Bloody Good Period
“Brilliant. It was frustrating to realize how much there is to be done, but also inspiring to read about these groups of women all over the world working bloody hard towards the same ideal: that periods do not need to stand in the way of an education, a future, or a good life.”
Jennifer Weiss-Wolf, author of Periods Gone Public: Taking a Stand for Menstrual Equity
“Only when we call out the unnecessary shame and stigma that surrounds periods can we demand meaningful change. Dahlqvist’s deft, compassionate storytelling, and her critical global perspective, are a tremendous contribution to the movement for menstrual equity.”
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