Under wraps : a history of menstrual hygiene technology / Sharra L. Vostral.

Lanham : Lexington Books, [2008], ©2008.

ix, 181 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Menstrual hygiene : a techno-social history -- Technology and passing -- Scientific menstruation and making menstruation political -- "The Kotex age" : consumerism, technology, and menstruation -- Private technologies and public policies -- Virgin bodies, menstrual hygiene technologies, and sex education -- Civil rights, women's rights, and technological options -- Unveiling menstrual passing.