„Модернизирането“ на менструиращото женско тяло през периода на държавния социализъм
The ‘Modernization’ of the Menstruating Female Body during the Period of State Socialism

Summary/Abstract: The article analyses the socio-cultural construction of the topic of menstruation in the period of state socialism. State power, institutions, biomedicine and the media intervene in the intimate sphere of women in order to promote their emancipation and full inclusion in the building of a socialist society. Through modernization, medicalization and control over bio-bodily functions, the socialist state attempts to improve women’s health and reproductive abilities, but also to manage and instrumentalize women’s role, behaviour and responsibilities to society. The research examines medical literature, publications in health and popular science journals, educational policy documents on the topic, and personal narratives of physicians, which show how the menstruating female body was turned into a problem not only in healthcare and health education but also in employment, education and demographic policies.

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