‘Aunt Flo” and the Female Athlete (from BlogHer Sports)

Feminine products via Shutterstock

No, not Flo-Jo (aka the legendary Florence Griffith-Joyner—still considered the fastest woman ever). I’m talking about our monthly visitor, curse, and any other number of nicknames/euphemisms we women use to describe our menstrual cycles. As women gain access to more opportunities outside of the home, and outside of the bounds of the traditional “separate spheres,” [...]

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Shrinking and Pinking: Milestones and Menstruation

Lauren Fleshman 5000m Daegu Credit TracktownPhoto.com y Phil Johnson

It’s been an interesting month for female athletes. Yesterday 16-year-old Lexi Thompson (who I have previously featured in a Shrinking and Pinking post in which I named her a “star of the future,” which was clearly spot-on!) became the youngest ever winner of an LPGA event. While she’s not old enough to join the LPGA [...]

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