ALT A lovely note from Jo inside the copy of her book that she posted to me from Sweden, which says "Dear Chella, Thank you for your work and your inspiration. I hope you like it :) Josefin"

ALT The excellent cover of Menstrual Dirt: an exploration of contemporary menstrual hygiene practices in Sweden by Josefin Persdotter, which features a toilet brush, birth control pills, a toothbrush, a cloth pad, and other bathroom accoutrements on a grey tile background. You can get this online as an open access pdf!

ALT Amazing Josefin in a fabulous blouse and fancy headset microphone sits at a table in zoom preparing for her dissertation defence.

ALT The amazing scholar Lucy Pickering beaming in online from Glasgow, (despite having covid!) who also happens to hsvd edited Down The Pan which features chapter I wrote about menstrual stains and activism.

ALT The book and PhD thesis “Menstrual Dirt” being held in front of a computer screening the PhD defense of author Josefin Persdotter.