🩸 Menstruation Beliefs

Explorations of the myths, rituals, and cultural narratives that civilizations have woven around menstruation — from sacred power to enforced impurity.

Period Power

by Maisie Hill • 2019

Your cycle has four hormonal seasons. Each brings distinct strengths you can learn to harness.

4.04

12k+

🩸 Menstrual Health 🔄 Cycle Syncing 🧬 Hormone Health ✊ Feminist Health 🌸 Period Positivity

Period Power 90%

Your cycle has four hormonal seasons. Each brings distinct strengths you can learn to harness.

by Maisie Hill 2019

4.04

12k+ ratings

🩸 Menstrual Health 🔄 Cycle Syncing 🧬 Hormone Health ✊ Feminist Health 🌸 Period Positivity

Wild Power

by Alexandra Pope • 2017

The menstrual cycle isn't a burden. It's a spiritual initiation with its own map.

4.13

1k+

🩸 Menstrual Health 🌙 Women's Spirituality 🔄 Cyclical Living 🖤 Shadow Work 🧘 Body Wisdom

Wild Power 90%

The menstrual cycle isn't a burden. It's a spiritual initiation with its own map.

by Alexandra Pope 2017

4.13

1k+ ratings

🩸 Menstrual Health 🌙 Women's Spirituality 🔄 Cyclical Living 🖤 Shadow Work 🧘 Body Wisdom

Love Your Lady Landscape

by Lisa Lister • 2016

A four-season map in your menstrual cycle: how living by it restores energy and self-trust.

4.19

643

🔄 Menstrual Cycle 🔁 Cyclical Living 👩‍👩‍👧 Ancestral Healing 🔓 Sexual Shame 🌙 Goddess Spirituality

Love Your Lady Landscape 89%

A four-season map in your menstrual cycle: how living by it restores energy and self-trust.

by Lisa Lister 2016

4.19

643 ratings

🔄 Menstrual Cycle 🔁 Cyclical Living 👩‍👩‍👧 Ancestral Healing 🔓 Sexual Shame 🌙 Goddess Spirituality

We Are Dancing for You

by Cutcha Risling Baldy • 2018

Colonialism targeted Indigenous women's power; reviving a puberty ceremony is the counteroffensive.

4.51

171

🌸 Indigenous Women's Power 🕯️ Ceremony And Ritual 🏛️ Settler Colonialism 📝 Ethnographic Critique 🌼 Coming Of Age Ceremonies

We Are Dancing for You 89%

Colonialism targeted Indigenous women's power; reviving a puberty ceremony is the counteroffensive.

by Cutcha Risling Baldy 2018

4.51

171 ratings

🌸 Indigenous Women's Power 🕯️ Ceremony And Ritual 🏛️ Settler Colonialism 📝 Ethnographic Critique 🌼 Coming Of Age Ceremonies

Womb Awakening

by Azra Bertrand • 2017

A global faith once worshipped the womb and its blood as sacred. Long suppressed, it's reawakening.

4.25

200

🌸 Divine Feminine 🩸 Menstrual Wisdom 🔥 Sacred Sexuality 🌀 Shamanic Healing 👵 Ancestral Healing

Womb Awakening 88%

A global faith once worshipped the womb and its blood as sacred. Long suppressed, it's reawakening.

by Azra Bertrand 2017

4.25

200 ratings

🌸 Divine Feminine 🩸 Menstrual Wisdom 🔥 Sacred Sexuality 🌀 Shamanic Healing 👵 Ancestral Healing

The Vagina Bible

by Jennifer Gunter • 2019

The wellness industry built an empire on vaginal shame. An OB/GYN dismantles it with science.

4.34

9k+

👩 Womens Health 🔍 Medical Myth Busting 📖 Body Literacy 🏥 Gynecological Health 📊 Evidence Based Medicine

The Vagina Bible 88%

The wellness industry built an empire on vaginal shame. An OB/GYN dismantles it with science.

by Jennifer Gunter 2019

4.34

9k+ ratings

👩 Womens Health 🔍 Medical Myth Busting 📖 Body Literacy 🏥 Gynecological Health 📊 Evidence Based Medicine

Women's Bodies, Women's Wisdom (Revised Edition)

by Christiane Northrup • 1994

Your body's pain is a language. Learn to speak it, and heal what conventional medicine overlooks.

4.33

13k+

🏥 Integrative Gynecology 🩸 Menstrual Wisdom ❤️‍🩹 Emotional Healing 🧘 Somatic Healing ✊ Feminist Health

Women's Bodies, Women's Wisdom (Revised Edition) Summary

Women's Bodies, Women's Wisdom (Revised Edition) 88%

Your body's pain is a language. Learn to speak it, and heal what conventional medicine overlooks.

by Christiane Northrup 1994

4.33

13k+ ratings

🏥 Integrative Gynecology 🩸 Menstrual Wisdom ❤️‍🩹 Emotional Healing 🧘 Somatic Healing ✊ Feminist Health

The Gynae Geek

by Anita Mitra • 2019

From anatomy to hormones: a gynecologist hands over the manual she wishes her patients had.

4.45

556

🩺 Gynecological Health 📖 Body Literacy 🩸 Menstrual Health ⚖️ Hormone Balance 💞 Sexual Wellness

The Gynae Geek 88%

From anatomy to hormones: a gynecologist hands over the manual she wishes her patients had.

by Anita Mitra 2019

4.45

556 ratings

🩺 Gynecological Health 📖 Body Literacy 🩸 Menstrual Health ⚖️ Hormone Balance 💞 Sexual Wellness

Hormonal

by Martie Haselton • 2018

Your monthly cycle isn't chaos. It's an ancient intelligence for desire, mate selection, strategy.

3.55

783

🧬 Evolutionary Psychology 🌸 Female Hormones 💞 Mate Selection 🔄 Menstrual Cycle 👶 Parental Investment

Hormonal 88%

Your monthly cycle isn't chaos. It's an ancient intelligence for desire, mate selection, strategy.

by Martie Haselton 2018

3.55

783 ratings

🧬 Evolutionary Psychology 🌸 Female Hormones 💞 Mate Selection 🔄 Menstrual Cycle 👶 Parental Investment

Rise Sister Rise

by Rebecca Campbell • 2016

The feminine force that spins planets also lives in you. The practices for waking it up.

4.21

3k+

🕯️ Sacred Feminine 🏛️ Goddess Spirituality 🌊 Cyclic Living 🧬 Generational Healing 🪔 Ritual Practice

Rise Sister Rise 87%

The feminine force that spins planets also lives in you. The practices for waking it up.

by Rebecca Campbell 2016

4.21

3k+ ratings

🕯️ Sacred Feminine 🏛️ Goddess Spirituality 🌊 Cyclic Living 🧬 Generational Healing 🪔 Ritual Practice

The Female Body Bible

by Emma Ross • 2023

Sports science was designed for men. The physiology that rewrites the rules for the female body.

4.17

357

🧬 Women's Physiology 🏃‍♀️ Women In Sports 📊 Gender Data Gap 🩸 Menstrual Cycle 💪 Pelvic Health

The Female Body Bible 87%

Sports science was designed for men. The physiology that rewrites the rules for the female body.

by Emma Ross 2023

4.17

357 ratings

🧬 Women's Physiology 🏃‍♀️ Women In Sports 📊 Gender Data Gap 🩸 Menstrual Cycle 💪 Pelvic Health

Dr Cuterus

by Tanaya Narendra • 2022

What's actually going on down there: a doctor's myth-free guide to your own body.

4.47

496

🩺 Reproductive Health 🛡️ Sexual Health 🧠 Body Literacy 📚 Sex Education ✊ Feminist Health

Dr Cuterus 87%

What's actually going on down there: a doctor's myth-free guide to your own body.

by Tanaya Narendra 2022

4.47

496 ratings

🩺 Reproductive Health 🛡️ Sexual Health 🧠 Body Literacy 📚 Sex Education ✊ Feminist Health

WomanCode

by Alisa Vitti • 2013

A protocol for hormonal health that works with your cycle instead of suppressing it.

3.86

8k+

🩸 Hormonal Health 🔄 Cycle Awareness 🌱 Holistic Fertility 🥗 Functional Nutrition 🧬 Endocrine Health

WomanCode 87%

A protocol for hormonal health that works with your cycle instead of suppressing it.

by Alisa Vitti 2013

3.86

8k+ ratings

🩸 Hormonal Health 🔄 Cycle Awareness 🌱 Holistic Fertility 🥗 Functional Nutrition 🧬 Endocrine Health

The PMDD Phenomenon

by Diana L. Dell • 2002

Severe premenstrual misery is not in your head. The evidence based path to relief.

4.09

180

🩸 Premenstrual Disorders 🧠 Women's Mental Health 🌡️ Hormonal Health 📊 Evidence Based Medicine 💭 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

The PMDD Phenomenon 87%

Severe premenstrual misery is not in your head. The evidence based path to relief.

by Diana L. Dell 2002

4.09

180 ratings

🩸 Premenstrual Disorders 🧠 Women's Mental Health 🌡️ Hormonal Health 📊 Evidence Based Medicine 💭 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

Alimentación y salud femenina

by Marta Leon • 2020

Your period is a health report. Eat to balance it from puberty to menopause.

4.15

115

👩‍⚕️ Women's Health ⚖️ Hormonal Balance 🔄 Cycle Syncing 🥬 Anti-Inflammatory Diet 🦠 Gut Health

Alimentación y salud femenina 87%

Your period is a health report. Eat to balance it from puberty to menopause.

by Marta Leon 2020

4.15

115 ratings

👩‍⚕️ Women's Health ⚖️ Hormonal Balance 🔄 Cycle Syncing 🥬 Anti-Inflammatory Diet 🦠 Gut Health

In the Flo

by Alisa Vitti • 2020

Align food, fitness, and work with your menstrual cycle to unlock energy and productivity.

3.97

9k+

🩺 Women's Health 🌀 Hormonal Health 🍽️ Intuitive Eating 🏃‍♀️ Women's Fitness 🔄 Cyclical Living

In the Flo 87%

Align food, fitness, and work with your menstrual cycle to unlock energy and productivity.

by Alisa Vitti 2020

3.97

9k+ ratings

🩺 Women's Health 🌀 Hormonal Health 🍽️ Intuitive Eating 🏃‍♀️ Women's Fitness 🔄 Cyclical Living

Sex and Lies

by Leïla Slimani • 2017

Morocco demands female purity while excusing male excess. The women bearing the cost finally speak.

3.96

5k+

🕌 Women In Islam 🔒 Virginity Culture 🔇 Sexual Repression 🎙️ Oral History 👮 Body Policing

Sex and Lies 87%

Morocco demands female purity while excusing male excess. The women bearing the cost finally speak.

by Leïla Slimani 2017

3.96

5k+ ratings

🕌 Women In Islam 🔒 Virginity Culture 🔇 Sexual Repression 🎙️ Oral History 👮 Body Policing

The Menopause Manifesto

by Jennifer Gunter • 2021

Menopause is biology, not a disease. The supplement industry profits from what you don't know.

4.06

9k+

🩸 Menopause 🩺 Women's Health 💊 Hormone Therapy 🔄 Midlife Health ✊ Medical Feminism

The Menopause Manifesto 87%

Menopause is biology, not a disease. The supplement industry profits from what you don't know.

by Jennifer Gunter 2021

4.06

9k+ ratings

🩸 Menopause 🩺 Women's Health 💊 Hormone Therapy 🔄 Midlife Health ✊ Medical Feminism

Herbal Healing for Women

by Rosemary Gladstar • 1993

Herbal remedies for every stage of a woman's life, from first period through menopause.

4.39

1k+

🌿 Herbal Medicine 🌸 Women's Health 🍵 Herbal Remedies 🫙 Home Apothecary 📖 Materia Medica

Herbal Healing for Women 87%

Herbal remedies for every stage of a woman's life, from first period through menopause.

by Rosemary Gladstar 1993

4.39

1k+ ratings

🌿 Herbal Medicine 🌸 Women's Health 🍵 Herbal Remedies 🫙 Home Apothecary 📖 Materia Medica

In Defense of Witches

by Mona Chollet • 2018

The witch hunts never ended; they just traded the stake for courtroom, clinic, and gossip.

4.04

24k+

🧙 Witch Trials 🚫 Childfree Women 👵 Aging Women 🏥 Medical Misogyny ✊ Bodily Autonomy

In Defense of Witches 87%

The witch hunts never ended; they just traded the stake for courtroom, clinic, and gossip.

by Mona Chollet 2018

4.04

24k+ ratings

🧙 Witch Trials 🚫 Childfree Women 👵 Aging Women 🏥 Medical Misogyny ✊ Bodily Autonomy

Sacred Woman

by Queen Afua • 2000

Your womb stores every wound. Ancient African practices to release pain and reclaim your power.

4.29

2k+

🕯️ Sacred Feminine 🌙 Womb Work 🔆 African Spirituality 👭 Women's Circles 🌿 Plant-Based Healing

Sacred Woman 87%

Your womb stores every wound. Ancient African practices to release pain and reclaim your power.

by Queen Afua 2000

4.29

2k+ ratings

🕯️ Sacred Feminine 🌙 Womb Work 🔆 African Spirituality 👭 Women's Circles 🌿 Plant-Based Healing

Estrogen Matters

by Avrum Bluming • 2018

One flawed study scared millions off estrogen. The hormone protects the heart, brain, and bones.

4.31

3k+

🩸 Menopause 🏥 Women's Health 💊 Hormone Therapy 🔍 Medical Myth-Busting 📊 Evidence-Based Medicine

Estrogen Matters 87%

One flawed study scared millions off estrogen. The hormone protects the heart, brain, and bones.

by Avrum Bluming 2018

4.31

3k+ ratings

🩸 Menopause 🏥 Women's Health 💊 Hormone Therapy 🔍 Medical Myth-Busting 📊 Evidence-Based Medicine

The Great Cosmic Mother

by Monica Sjöö • 1981

Before patriarchy, the world worshipped a goddess. Her erasure was violent and the costs endure.

4.08

2k+

🌙 Goddess Spirituality 🏺 Matriarchal Prehistory 🔥 Witch Hunt History ⚡ Patriarchal Critique 🌍 Sacred Ecology

The Great Cosmic Mother 87%

Before patriarchy, the world worshipped a goddess. Her erasure was violent and the costs endure.

by Monica Sjöö 1981

4.08

2k+ ratings

🌙 Goddess Spirituality 🏺 Matriarchal Prehistory 🔥 Witch Hunt History ⚡ Patriarchal Critique 🌍 Sacred Ecology

It's Not Hysteria

by Karen Tang • 2024

Your symptoms are real: a gynecologist's plan to get the diagnosis and care you're owed.

4.12

11k+

🩺 Reproductive Health 🗣️ Self-Advocacy 🤥 Medical Gaslighting 😣 Chronic Pelvic Pain 🧪 Hormone Health

It's Not Hysteria 87%

Your symptoms are real: a gynecologist's plan to get the diagnosis and care you're owed.

by Karen Tang 2024

4.12

11k+ ratings

🩺 Reproductive Health 🗣️ Self-Advocacy 🤥 Medical Gaslighting 😣 Chronic Pelvic Pain 🧪 Hormone Health

Wawata - Moon Dreaming

by Dr Dr Hinemoa Elder • 2022

Your emotions have a lunar rhythm. A Māori psychiatrist shows you how to read the map.

4.20

197

🪶 Indigenous Wisdom 🌙 Lunar Spirituality 📖 Daily Reflections 🔄 Cyclical Living 💃 Body Wisdom

Wawata - Moon Dreaming 87%

Your emotions have a lunar rhythm. A Māori psychiatrist shows you how to read the map.

by Dr Dr Hinemoa Elder 2022

4.20

197 ratings

🪶 Indigenous Wisdom 🌙 Lunar Spirituality 📖 Daily Reflections 🔄 Cyclical Living 💃 Body Wisdom

Hagitude

by Sharon Blackie • 2022

Menopause opens more than it closes. The Celtic myths and elderhood traditions that show how.

3.72

3k+

🔥 Menopause And Aging 🌙 Feminist Spirituality 🌀 Celtic Mythology 👵 Elderhood 🎭 Archetypal Psychology

Hagitude 86%

Menopause opens more than it closes. The Celtic myths and elderhood traditions that show how.

by Sharon Blackie 2022

3.72

3k+ ratings

🔥 Menopause And Aging 🌙 Feminist Spirituality 🌀 Celtic Mythology 👵 Elderhood 🎭 Archetypal Psychology

This Is Your Brain on Birth Control

by Sarah E. Hill • 2019

Beyond preventing pregnancy, the pill reshapes desire, stress, and who you fall for.

4.03

12k+

🧬 Female Hormones 🩺 Reproductive Health 🧠 Evolutionary Psychology 👩‍⚕️ Gender Bias In Medicine 💋 Female Desire

This Is Your Brain on Birth Control Summary

This Is Your Brain on Birth Control 86%

Beyond preventing pregnancy, the pill reshapes desire, stress, and who you fall for.

by Sarah E. Hill 2019

4.03

12k+ ratings

🧬 Female Hormones 🩺 Reproductive Health 🧠 Evolutionary Psychology 👩‍⚕️ Gender Bias In Medicine 💋 Female Desire

All in Her Head

by Elizabeth Comen • 2024

Hysteria was dropped from the DSM decades ago. Its logic still shapes how doctors hear women's pain.

4.29

16k+

🏛️ Medical History 📜 Feminist History 🩺 Women's Health ⚕️ Medical Misogyny 🩻 Diagnostic Bias

All in Her Head 86%

Hysteria was dropped from the DSM decades ago. Its logic still shapes how doctors hear women's pain.

by Elizabeth Comen 2024

4.29

16k+ ratings

🏛️ Medical History 📜 Feminist History 🩺 Women's Health ⚕️ Medical Misogyny 🩻 Diagnostic Bias

Do Less

by Kate Northrup • 2019

Productivity built around your cycle, not a clock: work with your biology, not against it.

3.57

3k+

🔄 Cyclical Productivity 🌙 Hormonal Cycles ⚡ Energy Management 🌸 Cycle Awareness 🧹 Voluntary Simplicity

Do Less 86%

Productivity built around your cycle, not a clock: work with your biology, not against it.

by Kate Northrup 2019

3.57

3k+ ratings

🔄 Cyclical Productivity 🌙 Hormonal Cycles ⚡ Energy Management 🌸 Cycle Awareness 🧹 Voluntary Simplicity

A Brief History of Misogyny

by Jack Holland • 2006

The most adaptable hatred in history: tracing misogyny from ancient myth to Freud's consulting room.

4.14

3k+

🕰️ Feminist History 🏘️ Social History 🧹 Witch Hunts ✝️ Christianity And Women 🔬 Scientific Sexism

A Brief History of Misogyny 86%

The most adaptable hatred in history: tracing misogyny from ancient myth to Freud's consulting room.

by Jack Holland 2006

4.14

3k+ ratings

🕰️ Feminist History 🏘️ Social History 🧹 Witch Hunts ✝️ Christianity And Women 🔬 Scientific Sexism

Womanhood

by Laura Dodsworth • 2019

100 women photographed from a perspective they'd never seen themselves: their own vulva.

4.45

107

⚖️ Body Politics 📸 Documentary Photography ✊ Sex-Positive Feminism 🗣️ Oral History 💔 Body Shame

Womanhood 86%

100 women photographed from a perspective they'd never seen themselves: their own vulva.

by Laura Dodsworth 2019

4.45

107 ratings

⚖️ Body Politics 📸 Documentary Photography ✊ Sex-Positive Feminism 🗣️ Oral History 💔 Body Shame

The Purity Myth

by Jessica Valenti • 2009

The virginity movement teaches shame as science, then codifies it. Real women bear the cost.

4.08

9k+

🏛️ Purity Culture ✊ Body Autonomy 💪 Toxic Masculinity 🎯 Victim Blaming ⚖️ Sexual Ethics

The Purity Myth 86%

The virginity movement teaches shame as science, then codifies it. Real women bear the cost.

by Jessica Valenti 2009

4.08

9k+ ratings

🏛️ Purity Culture ✊ Body Autonomy 💪 Toxic Masculinity 🎯 Victim Blaming ⚖️ Sexual Ethics

A Brief History of Misogyny

by Jack Holland • 2006

Two creation myths birthed a hatred that shaped laws, medicine, and war for three thousand years.

4.27

📜 Patriarchy History 🏛️ Gender History 🔥 Witch Hunts ⚔️ Rape As Weapon ⛓️ Female Subjugation

A Brief History of Misogyny 86%

Two creation myths birthed a hatred that shaped laws, medicine, and war for three thousand years.

by Jack Holland 2006

4.27

49 ratings

📜 Patriarchy History 🏛️ Gender History 🔥 Witch Hunts ⚔️ Rape As Weapon ⛓️ Female Subjugation

The Myth of Mars and Venus

by Deborah Cameron • 2007

Verbal ability overlaps 99.75% between sexes. The gender-communication industry is built on noise.

4.03

482

🗣️ Gender And Language 💬 Language Myths ⚡ Gender Stereotypes ✊ Feminist Linguistics 🏗️ Gender Construction

The Myth of Mars and Venus 86%

Verbal ability overlaps 99.75% between sexes. The gender-communication industry is built on noise.

by Deborah Cameron 2007

4.03

482 ratings

🗣️ Gender And Language 💬 Language Myths ⚡ Gender Stereotypes ✊ Feminist Linguistics 🏗️ Gender Construction

Energy Medicine for Women

by Donna Eden • 2008

A five-minute routine that reaches where hormones and diet cannot: the body's own energy wiring.

4.28

771

⚡ Energy Medicine 🌸 Holistic Women's Health 🌀 Chakras And Meridians ⚖️ Hormone Balance 🔥 Menopause Relief

Energy Medicine for Women 86%

A five-minute routine that reaches where hormones and diet cannot: the body's own energy wiring.

by Donna Eden 2008

4.28

771 ratings

⚡ Energy Medicine 🌸 Holistic Women's Health 🌀 Chakras And Meridians ⚖️ Hormone Balance 🔥 Menopause Relief

Tits Up

by Sarah Thornton • 2024

A mastectomy sends a sociologist into strip clubs and milk banks to learn what breasts mean.

3.66

2k+

✊ Bodily Autonomy 💋 Sex-Positive Feminism 🗿 Cultural Anthropology 🔪 Cosmetic Surgery 🤱 Lactation And Nursing

Tits Up 86%

A mastectomy sends a sociologist into strip clubs and milk banks to learn what breasts mean.

by Sarah Thornton 2024

3.66

2k+ ratings

✊ Bodily Autonomy 💋 Sex-Positive Feminism 🗿 Cultural Anthropology 🔪 Cosmetic Surgery 🤱 Lactation And Nursing

Women Who Run With the Wolves

by Clarissa Pinkola Estés • 1992

An instinctual, untamed self lies buried in every woman, and fairy tales are the map back.

4.10

98k+

🧠 Jungian Psychology 📖 Fairy Tale Analysis 🔥 Reclaiming The Feminine 🏛️ Archetypal Storytelling 🦊 Trusting Instinct

Women Who Run With the Wolves 86%

An instinctual, untamed self lies buried in every woman, and fairy tales are the map back.

by Clarissa Pinkola Estés 1992

4.10

98k+ ratings

🧠 Jungian Psychology 📖 Fairy Tale Analysis 🔥 Reclaiming The Feminine 🏛️ Archetypal Storytelling 🦊 Trusting Instinct

The Body Project

by Joan Jacobs Brumberg • 1997

How a century made American girls' bodies into a consumer project, from menarche to first diet.

3.82

4k+

👧 Adolescent Girlhood 💄 Beauty Standards 🥗 Dieting Culture 🎯 Marketing To Girls 🕰️ Body Image History

The Body Project 86%

How a century made American girls' bodies into a consumer project, from menarche to first diet.

by Joan Jacobs Brumberg 1997

3.82

4k+ ratings

👧 Adolescent Girlhood 💄 Beauty Standards 🥗 Dieting Culture 🎯 Marketing To Girls 🕰️ Body Image History

I'm Sorry for My Loss

by Rebecca Little and Colleen Long • 2024

No shared word for pregnancy loss, and the law can't tell a miscarriage from a crime.

4.34

4k+

💔 Pregnancy Loss ⚖️ Reproductive Justice 📜 Pregnancy History 🫀 Body Politics 🕯️ Grief Rituals

I'm Sorry for My Loss 86%

No shared word for pregnancy loss, and the law can't tell a miscarriage from a crime.

by Rebecca Little and Colleen Long 2024

4.34

4k+ ratings

💔 Pregnancy Loss ⚖️ Reproductive Justice 📜 Pregnancy History 🫀 Body Politics 🕯️ Grief Rituals

African American Herbalism

by Lucretia VanDyke • 2023

Black herbal tradition, erased from textbooks: rootwork, spiritual baths, kitchen remedies.

4.32

156

🪴 Herbal Medicine 🌿 Folk Healing 🖤 Black Folk Medicine 🏚️ Southern Folkways 🕯️ Ancestral Healing

African American Herbalism 86%

Black herbal tradition, erased from textbooks: rootwork, spiritual baths, kitchen remedies.

by Lucretia VanDyke 2023

4.32

156 ratings

🪴 Herbal Medicine 🌿 Folk Healing 🖤 Black Folk Medicine 🏚️ Southern Folkways 🕯️ Ancestral Healing

The Goddesses and Gods of Old Europe, 6500-3500 BC.

by Marija Gimbutas • 1982

Clay figurines from 7,000 years ago reveal a civilization that worshipped goddesses, not kings.

4.25

377

🏺 Prehistoric Europe 🌙 Goddess Worship 🔍 Ritual Archaeology ♀️ Matrifocal Societies 🌾 Fertility Cults

The Goddesses and Gods of Old Europe, 6500-3500 BC. Summary

The Goddesses and Gods of Old Europe, 6500-3500 BC. 86%

Clay figurines from 7,000 years ago reveal a civilization that worshipped goddesses, not kings.

by Marija Gimbutas 1982

4.25

377 ratings

🏺 Prehistoric Europe 🌙 Goddess Worship 🔍 Ritual Archaeology ♀️ Matrifocal Societies 🌾 Fertility Cults

Mismeasure of Woman

by Carol Tavris • 1992

Men's bodies became the universal template, and a century of science mistook women for broken men.

4.07

431

🧪 Science And Sexism 🏥 Medical Sexism 👤 Male As Default 🏗️ Gender Constructs 🧠 Psychology And Gender

Mismeasure of Woman 86%

Men's bodies became the universal template, and a century of science mistook women for broken men.

by Carol Tavris 1992

4.07

431 ratings

🧪 Science And Sexism 🏥 Medical Sexism 👤 Male As Default 🏗️ Gender Constructs 🧠 Psychology And Gender

How to Kill a Witch

by Zoe Venditozzi • 2025

Witch hunts weren't about magic. They were about controlling women. And they haven't stopped.

3.81

18k+

🔥 Witch Trials 📚 Feminist History ⚡ Gender Based Violence ⛓️ Patriarchal Control 💬 Modern Misogyny

How to Kill a Witch 86%

Witch hunts weren't about magic. They were about controlling women. And they haven't stopped.

by Zoe Venditozzi 2025

3.81

18k+ ratings

🔥 Witch Trials 📚 Feminist History ⚡ Gender Based Violence ⛓️ Patriarchal Control 💬 Modern Misogyny

Nine Pints

by Rose George • 2018

How a single fluid shaped history, underpins a brutal global trade, and still defies science.

3.82

4k+

🏥 Medical History 🌍 Global Health 🩸 Menstrual Taboos 🎗️ HIV/AIDS Crisis ⚖️ Pharmaceutical Ethics

Nine Pints 86%

How a single fluid shaped history, underpins a brutal global trade, and still defies science.

by Rose George 2018

3.82

4k+ ratings

🏥 Medical History 🌍 Global Health 🩸 Menstrual Taboos 🎗️ HIV/AIDS Crisis ⚖️ Pharmaceutical Ethics

Bleed

by Tracey Lindeman • 2023

190 million bodies. A decade to be believed. The diagnosis: endometriosis. The disease: misogyny.

4.32

518

🩺 Chronic Illness 🩸 Reproductive Health ⚖️ Medical Misogyny 💥 Chronic Pain 💊 Pharma Influence

Bleed 86%

190 million bodies. A decade to be believed. The diagnosis: endometriosis. The disease: misogyny.

by Tracey Lindeman 2023

4.32

518 ratings

🩺 Chronic Illness 🩸 Reproductive Health ⚖️ Medical Misogyny 💥 Chronic Pain 💊 Pharma Influence

Fast Like a Girl

by Mindy Pelz • 2022

Standard fasting wrecks women's hormones. Here's the cycle-synced protocol that heals instead.

4.21

21k+

🕰️ Intermittent Fasting 👩 Women's Health 🔁 Cycle Syncing 🔥 Metabolic Flexibility 🧹 Autophagy

Fast Like a Girl 86%

Standard fasting wrecks women's hormones. Here's the cycle-synced protocol that heals instead.

by Mindy Pelz 2022

4.21

21k+ ratings

🕰️ Intermittent Fasting 👩 Women's Health 🔁 Cycle Syncing 🔥 Metabolic Flexibility 🧹 Autophagy

For Her Own Good

by Barbara Ehrenreich • 1976

Male experts sold science and child-rearing advice; the price was women's autonomy.

3.96

3k+

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