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Makayla
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“[Tampax] exploited all kinds of messages to profit from women’s bodies but perhaps the most insidious of all was this idea that tampons transformed women into instruments of labor…defective bodies could regulated to maximize efficiency”…interesting claim…will this be built on or further substantiated in the following chapter?
— Jan 06, 2026 06:16PM
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Makayla
is on page 229 of 386
Angela Davis quote “what was demanded as a’right’ for the privileged came to be interpreted as a duty for the poor” (context: birth control/family planning).
— Jan 07, 2026 06:17AM
Makayla
is on page 220 of 386
WBCG initial framing of birth control as a public good, not a private matter or matter of autonomy, made their case more difficult during wwI and when the birth rate fell.
— Jan 07, 2026 06:00AM
Makayla
is on page 208 of 386
“But a huge part of the appeal of Tampax was that women could purchase and use tampons without a doctor’s say-so. It enabled women to take control…After being told for so long that periods impeded women’s capacity to think, work, and enjoy their bodies, Tampax promised a kind of freedom”…feels like a bit of a leap?
— Jan 06, 2026 06:13PM
