...alten Verschen : Ein Unhold bist du, menstruierend Weib, Ein jedes hüt' sich streng vor deinem Leib." (.„Oh! menstruating woman, thou'rt a fiend, From whom all nature should be closely screened.") Ihre Kraft ist auch eine wohltätige. Ein Weib ist, nach dem Ausspruch Aelians, zu dieser Zeit in regelrechter...

...from the tree and seeds which she touched would become sterile. She was described as follows : " O, menstruating woman, thou'rt a fiend from whom all nature should be closely screened." Ellis 12 tells of a member of the British Medical Association, who in 1878 wrote to the British Medical...

...of life, by causing flowers to fade, fruit to fall from the trees, grains to lose their genninative power, and grafts to die. She is not accurately summed...upon (according to Bastanzi) even in the Italy of to-day.3 A garment stained with a virgin's menstrual blood, it 1 British Association Report on North...

...of life, by causing flowers to fade, fruit to fall from the trees, grains to lose their genninative power, and grafts to die. She is not accurately summed...powers are also beneficial. A woman at this time, as -iElian expressed it, is in regular communication with the starry bodies. Even at other times a woman...

...menstruating woman remains clear when we review the whole group of influences which in this state she ia supposed to exert. She by no means acts only by paralyzing...upon (according to Bastanzi) even in the Italy of to-day.3 A garment stained with a virgin's menstrual blood, it 1 British Association Report on North...

...menstruating woman remains clear when we review the whole group of influences which in this state she is supposed to exert. She by no means acts only by...powers are also beneficial. A woman at this time, as JEIian expressed it, is in regular communication with the starry bodies. Even at other times a woman...

...pleasure loses the force and tranquillity of the spirit." An old English rhyme, cited by Ellis, says: "O menstruating woman, thou'rt a fiend / From whom all nature should be closely screened!"84 An especially indicative value lies in the Hindu concept that a menstruating woman of...

...practices either because they think that they should or because they fear aversive reactions from men. Oh! menstruating woman, thou'rt a fiend From whom all nature should be closely screened. h6 In Doris Lessing's The Golden Notebook, Anna Wulf begins one of the most important days in her life...

...premenstrual tension that may cause headaches, and often results in otherwise uncharacteristic irritability. Oh! menstruating woman, thou'rt a fiend From whom all nature should be closely screened. (Crawley 1960: 77) • On a few occasions, menstruation is counterevidence to a desired pregnancy....