Lara Freidenfelds (Admin)Sep 22, 2017Face to Face with Sharrona PearlI recently had the pleasure of speaking with Sharrona Pearl about her new book, Face/On: Transplants and the Ethics of the Other. Below are excerpts from our...
Lara Freidenfelds (Admin)Aug 2, 2017Eighth-Grade Innovator Helps Girls Focus on Class Periods, Not Menstrual Periods“If men could menstruate,” Gloria Steinem observed wryly in an iconic 1978 essay for Ms. magazine, “[s]anitary supplies would be federally funded and free.” ...
Lara Freidenfelds (Admin)Jul 13, 2016The Problem with Fat-Talk at the Pediatrician’s Office“His BMI is on the high side of normal. See?” The pediatrician showed me a chart. “This is something we need to keep an eye on.” I had brought my younger chi...
Lara Freidenfelds (Admin)May 26, 2016I Could Wrestle with my Disability, but I Think I’ll Dance InsteadA year and a half ago, I gained a permanent dance partner. That’s what I’ve decided. That’s how I need to think about the damage to my visual field from an u...
Lara Freidenfelds (Admin)Feb 16, 2016Sequins, Fur, Nudity, Arabesques, and Seriously Funny Commentary on Modern GirlhoodFriday night I went to Joe’s Pub and saw B.A.N.G.S.: made in america, a wonderful dance performance full of sequins and fur, cutoffs and little black dresses...
Lara Freidenfelds (Admin)Jul 21, 2015VULVALUV: Taking Wearable Tech to a New PlaceIt seems like every day a new health tracking gizmo appears in stores. The fitbit. The Apple Watch. TICKRx. Leaf, a tracker that’s advertised as “for women” ...
Lara Freidenfelds (Admin)Jun 11, 2015Summer, Now Known as Pedicure Season“Isn’t the weather beautiful?” I was standing outside my child’s elementary school, making small talk with other parents at pick-up time. “Just about time to...
Lara Freidenfelds (Admin)Feb 4, 2015Getting Weepy Over a Maxipad Commercial During the SuperbowlOne of the most popular ads at the Superbowl this year was “Like a Girl.” Respected documentary director Lauren Greenfield asked a series of girls and boys, ...
Lara Freidenfelds (Admin)Oct 20, 2014The Beauty of the Post-Pregnant Body: Reka Szabo’s Baby Pouch Dance* My book, The Modern Period: Menstruation in Twentieth-Century America, is on sale for $30 hardcover! It’s time to write about naked dancing again. I didn’...
Lara Freidenfelds (Admin)Aug 7, 2014Should We #FreeTheNipple? Maybe Male and Female Aren’t That Different After AllWhen I was little, I copied my dad and took off my shirt on hot summer days. He would be doing yard work, and I would be running around doing something or ot...
