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LARA FREIDENFELDS

Historian of Health, Reproduction, and Parenting in America

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    Lara Freidenfelds (Admin)
    • Sep 22, 2017

    Face to Face with Sharrona Pearl

    I recently had the pleasure of speaking with Sharrona Pearl about her new book, Face/On: Transplants and the Ethics of the Other. Below a...
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    Lara Freidenfelds (Admin)
    • Aug 2, 2017

    Eighth-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 federall...
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    Lara Freidenfelds (Admin)
    • Jul 13, 2016

    The 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 br...
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    Lara Freidenfelds (Admin)
    • May 26, 2016

    I Could Wrestle with my Disability, but I Think I’ll Dance Instead

    A 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 vi...
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    Sequins, Fur, Nudity, Arabesques, and Seriously Funny Commentary on Modern Girlhood
    Lara Freidenfelds (Admin)
    • Feb 16, 2016

    Sequins, Fur, Nudity, Arabesques, and Seriously Funny Commentary on Modern Girlhood

    Friday 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 ...
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    Lara Freidenfelds (Admin)
    • Jul 21, 2015

    VULVALUV: Taking Wearable Tech to a New Place

    It seems like every day a new health tracking gizmo appears in stores. The fitbit. The Apple Watch. TICKRx. Leaf, a tracker that’s advert...
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    Lara Freidenfelds (Admin)
    • Jun 11, 2015

    Summer, 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....
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    Lara Freidenfelds (Admin)
    • Feb 4, 2015

    Getting Weepy Over a Maxipad Commercial During the Superbowl

    One of the most popular ads at the Superbowl this year was “Like a Girl.” Respected documentary director Lauren Greenfield asked a series...
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    The Beauty of the Post-Pregnant Body: Reka Szabo’s Baby Pouch Dance
    Lara Freidenfelds (Admin)
    • Oct 20, 2014

    The 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 dan...
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    Lara Freidenfelds (Admin)
    • Aug 7, 2014

    Should We #FreeTheNipple? Maybe Male and Female Aren’t That Different After All

    When 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 d...
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