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History of Feminism

Ilsa

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7. I was watching a recent movie about

Reply to SheilaT (Reply #4)

Sat Feb 7, 2015, 07:44 AM

Feb 2015

a Jewish family that had gone to a Jewish summer camp in upstate New York. When the teenage daughter got her first period there, it was announced with congratulations over the public address speakers. Of course she was embarassed.

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"My country's problem with menstruation" (Anisha Bhavnani) [View all] Exhibit A Feb 2015 OP

You women take that period stuff quite well though. If it were we men that had to put up with it.. BlueJazz Feb 2015 #1

Menstruating is not for wimps! Exhibit A Feb 2015 #2

Similar rules in Orthodox Judiasm: elleng Feb 2015 #3

Very similar. Exhibit A Feb 2015 #6

What I find especially offensive about such practices is SheilaT Feb 2015 #4

Yes. Exhibit A Feb 2015 #5

I was watching a recent movie about Ilsa Feb 2015 #7

Good Lord shenmue Feb 2015 #8

My daughter did a student exchange in India... PassingFair Feb 2015 #9