Books Reclaiming the Narrative about Menstruation and Menopause*

  • The Modern Period: Menstruation in Twentieth-Century America by Lara Freidenfelds, PhD

  • Flow: The Cultural Story of Menstruation by Elissa Stein and Susan Kim

  • It’s Only Blood: Shattering the Taboo of Menstruation by Anna Dahlqvist

  • Period Queen: Life Hack Your Cycle and Own Your Power All Month Long by Lucy Peach

  • Period. End of Sentence. A New Chapter in the Fight for Menstrual Justice by Anita Diamant

  • Period Power: A Manifesto for the Menstrual Movement by Nadia Okamoto

  • Periods Gone Public: Taking a Stand for Menstrual Equity by Jennifer Weiss-Wolf

  • Calling the Moon: 16 Period Stories from BIPOC Authors by Christina Soontornvat and Camille Saied Méndez (editors)

  • Period: Twelve Voices Tell the Bloody Truth by Kare Farrell (editor)

  • Still Hot! 42 Brilliantly Honest Menopause Stories by Kaye Adams and Vicky Allan (editors)

  • Black and Menopausal: Intimate Stories of Navigating the Change by Yansie Rolston and Yvonne Christie (editors)

  • The Slow Moon Climbs: The Science, History, and Meaning of Menopause by Susan P. Mattern 

  • Cracking the Menopause: While Keeping Yourself Together by Mariella Frostrup and Alice Smellie 

  • Bloody Hell! And Other Stories: Adventures in Menopause from Across the Personal and Political Spectrum by Mona Eltahawy (forthcoming book currently being crowdfunded and published by Unbound)

*Twelve Moons, Twelve Moons Press, and the resources provided on this website in no way dispense medical or psychiatric advice. The intent is solely to offer information to readers that may provide assistance in seeking knowledge, inspiration, well-being, and self-care support. Books and resources for children should be reviewed by parents or caregivers to ensure that they are suitable for their child.